Describe the strategy used by Russia to defeat Napoleon's Grand Army.?

Answer 1

Refusing to engage the French army frontally until they had drafted enough troops, strategic retreats, scorched earth tactics, evacuation of Moscow, guerrilla attacks on the weakest flanks, cavalry attacks on isolated units.

Answer 2

Napoleon Grand Army

Answer 3

All the aforementioned stuff is accurate. "Scorched earth" was big especially when the French entered Smolensk ans Moscow. The guerrilla tactics were effective on the retreating French coupled with the increasing cold. The only additional reasoning I've heard of comes from Tostoy's "War and Peace" where Tolstoy persists that the whole war was out of the hands of the great leaders. Once the French decided and/or were allowed to take Moscow, everything else was inevitable and unavoidable. For better detail please read the book- it's a lot more than just a history book.

Answer 4

I think the Russian strategy was not the important thing in Napoleon´s defeating. The weather, the terrible chilly Russian winter, was the ally that really defeat Napoleon.

Answer 5

They saved falling back and burning each and every thing. the effect replaced into Napoleon's military replaced into left in Russia, interior the winter, without adequate supplies, and no longer able to requisition supplies from their ecosystem using fact they have been all destroyed by the withdrawing Russians.

Answer 6

Their strategy is also a great factor.

It's called Scourge Earth policy, making the lost lands as useless as possible, as the Russians retreat inner they destroy everything that can be useful to the French. Food, clothing, munitions, etc. Nap occupied Moscow but the city is on fire, in short, useless.

Answer 7

Moreover the Russians used scorched Earth tactics. The people of Moscow, for example, in evacuating the city burned many food supplies, to deprive the French of such resources.

Answer 8

strategy? did napoleon invade russia during the winter and they basically all froze to death? cause the russians were prepared and used to the cold climate and well napoleon wasnt and that was a major part of the down fall

Answer 9

Scorched earth - draw the French as far into Russia as possible and wait for Father Winter. End game.

Answer 10

It was a brilliant strategy. I never would've thought of it in a million years.

Wait as it gets cold, wait some more, declare victory.