On This Day: 1812: the Battle of Maloyaroslavets

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On This Day: 1812: the Battle of Maloyaroslavets

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🗓 24 October 1812

#ThisDay there was one of the largest battles of the Patriotic War of 1812: the Battle of Maloyaroslavets

◽️ In early October of 1812, the French troops abandoned Moscow and started their withdrawal along the old Kaluga road towards Smolensk where Napoleon expected to replenish food and provant supplies.

◽️ The Russian troops frustrated Napoleon's plan in a fierce battle near Maloyaroslavets.

◽️ The battle marked the crucial change in the Patriotic War of 1812. The strategic initiative was completely taken over by the Russian command. The Russian army launched a counteroffensive.
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