[B] The last few years [/ b]
1811, despite all the difficulties, it seemed favorable to the coalition to stay ahead of the Russians.
[i] The campaign of the Baltic [/ i]
Taking advantage of an early thaw in the Baltic Sea, the body of the Swedish invasion in March landed in the Baltic lands occupied by the Russians and freed them all in three months. In April, they were also liberated all occupied regions in Finland start a war.
But uniting all the forces on the Swedish Baltic Sea, Sweden was unable to attack St. Petersburg.
[i] The Pyrrhic victory of Kutuzov [/ i]
Also in March, Kutuzov resumed operations, attacking the British in Belzig.
The defeat of yet another general, however, is of little McKeith: converged on Berlin from the south French and grenadine, which Kutuzov was able to meet and march in step forced on Grubensee.
Here too, the caution, and Osama bin Soult led their armies prevented the deal a final blow to the Russians: while fighting Osama bin between the lake and Limsdorf, not Soult took advantage of the error made by Kutuzov, who Tormasov had sent too far north and attacked the exposed flank of Marshal and confined himself to seize a small deposit divisional Lindenberg, and when he learned that Kutuzov's French hussars had been spotted, had ample time to sort rpiegamento, because Soult had stuck to the news that the vanguard of Tormasov some regiments had attacked a Rietz-Neuendorf. This attack
Tormasov was blocked by the general when the order came to return to Berlin, but was left a screen Cossacks delayed by several hours the chase.
The next day, noted that, unless we fight in the city itself, could not defend Berlin against an enemy without another army approached the city. So, he left Berlin on March 28, bound for Poland.
Even in that case his enemies were able to exploit the opportunity because, after the occupation of Prussia, disagreements arose between the two sides: France and Granada wanted to continue in Poland, Sweden and the UK were planning to land at the mouth of the Neva, St. Petersburg and then to take aim directly at Moscow.
[i] campaigns in Poland and Wallachia [/ i]
Even before the armies of the past, new Polish borders, a new crisis had hit the Armed Forces of Granada distant past six years, the king was called loudly at home. Torres, whose government was experiencing difficulties due to the different duration of the war, needed the stabilizing presence of the sovereign, but that seemed completely at ease in command of the army.
After the incessant prayers of his prime minister, the king began in May on his way to Granada.
In the same month the armies resumed their march. The seven entered in Poland and Osama bin Soult, 10 McKeith and Stålhammar; only Lovinho June 1, the replacement of Nasr, came from the south.
Kutuzov was ordered to withdraw completely from Poland, carrying with him the king. The abandonment of Warsaw by the monarch helped the occupation of Poland, into chaos. Was officially restored the throne to King Poniatowski, but for the moment the Government was effectively a military one. Kutuzov went to Belarus, but came back to hunt the attackers of Hrodna and stopped the advance until July.
In Wallachia the other hand, as-Sahl Putschoff defeated in June, to proceed and reoccupy all Valcchia. Hikmet and laying siege regained Constanta Odessa in January.
[i] The disastrous Russian campaign [/ i]
In July, the sergeant took up the Russian withdrawal, but this time by scorched earth, relying on the vastness of the Russian lands.
In fact, in the first month of march, by refusing the clash, Kutuzov was able to significantly slow down your opponents. Eventually the English and Swedish general, despite the negative opinion of France and Granada, who feared a decisive victory on their part too, marched to the sea, where they embarked for Sweden. Landing would be made as soon as possible, but the operation was delayed by the treacherous attack brulotti conducted by the Swedish fleet and ships incendiary.
The two allies, left alone, the march continued, more and more difficult because of lack of infrastructure and supplies, with the arrival of winter, the situation only worsened. A few kilometers from Moscow, Kutuzov attacked with all his men.
[i] The Battle of Zvenigorod [/ i]
On 3 November, the French hussars had arrived in the village of Lokotnya, west of Moscow, hoping to find some food hidden by peasants in the return leg. Having found very little, some patrols pushed into the forest, to Pokrovskoye. In that way they met a battalion of Russian infantry, which surprised them and massacred. The battalion went on the run and put the riders.
Around 13 to Onufriyevo, the Army Corps of Grion Division Ivanov met. The body of Grion, one of the most marked from the country, had to withdraw. Kutuzov, now informed that the French army was scattered among Tuchkovo and Sychev, with the troops disorganized and looking for food and shelter. Indeed, the problem would be to identify each French unit spread in that area.
The sergeant ordered two corps to move forward and meet the enemy, as he prepared to march the 5th Corps, when news came that the infantry Lovinho was coming from the southwest.
The arrival of the division of Mendez to Akulov, where stationed a battery riding facilities, taken by surprise Kutuzov, who believe the army of Granada back. The third army corps under his command, which was supposed to attack Tuchkovo, sent him to defend and summoned the Kubinka Sarzjin 50,000 men from the north, why attack the French.
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