1. Captures Smolensk

    · Smolensk, Russia

    Captures Smolensk
    depictionWikimedia Commons · Jean-Charles Langlois · Public domain · source: Bridgeman Art Library : Object 159150 · file

    Napoleon entered the contested city after heavy fighting, but the Russian armies escaped eastward rather than accepting decisive battle. City coordinates are used for the urban battlefield.

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