Wars
Patriotic War of 1812
Victory · expulsion of Napoleon's army
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- 1812
The invasion by Napoleon's Grande Armée led to the retreat of Russian forces, the Battle of Borodino and the abandonment of Moscow. The campaign ended with the defeat of the invading army; the struggle against Napoleon then continued beyond Russia's borders.
- Period
- 1812
- Belligerents
- The Russian Empire — the French Empire and forces of Napoleon's dependent and allied states
- Outcome
- Failure of the invasion and expulsion of Napoleon's army from Russia
- Settlement
- No separate peace treaty ended the 1812 campaign; the campaigns of 1813–1814 followed