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  2. French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The "Patriotic War of 1812" is also occasionally referred to as simply the "War of 1812", a term which should not be confused with the conflict between Great Britain and the United States, also known as the War of 1812. In Russian literature written before the Russian revolution, the war was occasionally described as "the invasion of twelve ...

  3. List of battles of the French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Russian Empire: Indecisive 19 August 1812 Battle of Valutino: Smolensk First French Empire Russian Empire: French victory 22 August 1812 Battle of Dahlenkirchen: Livonia First French Empire Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire: Russian victory N.S.: 5 September 1812 O.S.: 24 August 1812 Battle of Shevardino: Moscow First French Empire Napoleonic Italy

  4. France–Russia relations - Wikipedia

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Hamburg, Germany at the G20 summit, in July 2017.. Due to the fact that the Russian centralised state, formed in the 15th-16th centuries, was almost constantly in a state of diplomatic and military confrontation with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Catholic rulers of France for a long time avoided ...

  5. 1812 French declaration of war on Russia - Wikipedia

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    The First French Empire declared war on Russian Empire on 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1812, starting Napoleon's invasion two days later. The declaration of war was presented in a diplomatic note by French ambassador Jacques Lauriston to Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Saltykov in Saint Petersburg.

  6. List of wars involving France - Wikipedia

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    Franco-Russian alliance; Creation of the Continental System; Hostilities resume later in 1807 with the commencement of the Peninsular War and expand in 1809 with the formation of a Fifth Coalition against France; Gunboat War (1807–1814) Location: Danish–Norwegian waters Denmark–Norway. Co-belligerent: Russian Empire (1808–09) Supported by:

  7. French occupation of Moscow - Wikipedia

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    Ivan Yakovlev was a wealthy landowner who remained to care for his young son Alexander Herzen and the mother; he was permitted to leave for Saint Petersburg with a letter from the French to Alexander I. [39] The last attempt was on 4 October, when General Jacques Lauriston, the pre-war ambassador to Russia, was sent to speak with Kutuzov at ...

  8. Moldova signs defence pact with France amid Russia fears

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    Moldova, a western neighbour of Ukraine with a tiny defence budget, has seen long tense relations with Moscow worsen as it backs Ukraine in the war. Russia has troops and peacekeepers based in ...

  9. Battle of Paris (1814) - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Paris by Bogdan Willewalde, 1834 Russian army attacking Montmartre Heights Russian army enters Paris. The Battle of Paris (or the Storming of Paris [2]) was fought on 30–31 March 1814 between the Sixth Coalition, consisting of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, and the French Empire.