I think it was the decision to invade Russia in the first place. If he had made a small army to keep watch on the Russian border and maybe make small territorial gains to bait the Russians into battle it would've been better.
I think his main concern should've been Spain tbh. Sending Soult or Davout to Russia while he secured his hold on Spain and Portugal would've been the way to go
The Russian withdrawl from Moscow is one of the great tactical maneuvers of all time. Fortunately or not, the Russians are no longer capable of such insight.
His greatest mistake was opening two fronts, one in East others down european neck spain….This would later be repeated on by Hitler in ww2 when decided to commence Barbarossa
Invading Russia wasn’t a mistake up until Russia decided to not give Napoleon a decisive victory and to keep retreating and using scorched earth tactics. Then at that point Napoleon should have withdrawn immediately. So could Napoleon easily beat the Russians? Yes. But you can’t beat a ghost. And you can’t beat winter and dwindling supply lines.
Honestly, he might never have had to invade Russia if he never created the Contenental system. He might still be allies with them without this unpopular plan that ultimately didn't work.
After the Battle of the Nations the Coalition offered him his Title and everything left of the Rhein as a peace offer and Napoleon rejected it, THAT was the decision that costs him his empire
Look Napoleon lost a considerable amount of his military before the campaign due to disease due to not having sufficient supplies and medical care also he fought a terrible engagement at Borodin
basically lost 600k troops that could have been used somewhere else because there was no way russia wouldve defeated napoleons army if he wasnt in russia
Yeah I wouldn’t have continued further supply lines were at breaking point, soldiers were demoralized and the weather would get far worse in the coming months was a disaster waiting to happen
He should not have invaded at all before finishing busines in Spain. War on multiple fronts is mistake. As Germans wery well know.
I think it was the decision to invade Russia in the first place. If he had made a small army to keep watch on the Russian border and maybe make small territorial gains to bait the Russians into battle it would've been better.
I think his main concern should've been Spain tbh. Sending Soult or Davout to Russia while he secured his hold on Spain and Portugal would've been the way to go
The Russian withdrawl from Moscow is one of the great tactical maneuvers of all time. Fortunately or not, the Russians are no longer capable of such insight.
The mistake was everything he ever did after Tilsit
The decision that cost Napoleon his Empire was Kutusov's choice to abandon Moscow and preserve the Russian army.
Interesting to note, He found that he Couldn't feed his soldiers with snowcones.
His late retreat from Moscow was also a big blunder
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His greatest mistake was opening two fronts, one in East others down european neck spain….This would later be repeated on by Hitler in ww2 when decided to commence Barbarossa
Invading Russia wasn’t a mistake up until Russia decided to not give Napoleon a decisive victory and to keep retreating and using scorched earth tactics. Then at that point Napoleon should have withdrawn immediately. So could Napoleon easily beat the Russians? Yes. But you can’t beat a ghost. And you can’t beat winter and dwindling supply lines.
The cossacks sacked him during his retreat, why wouldn't they strike when they are immobile???
Honestly, he might never have had to invade Russia if he never created the Contenental system. He might still be allies with them without this unpopular plan that ultimately didn't work.
After the Battle of the Nations the Coalition offered him his Title and everything left of the Rhein as a peace offer and Napoleon rejected it, THAT was the decision that costs him his empire
Nahh this happened bcuz of the cpntinental system i think the start of the continental system was the turning point of the napoleonic wars
every empire which wanted to conquer Russia was defeated,, I wonder people repeat still the same mistake, this apply for NATO too….
Look Napoleon lost a considerable amount of his military before the campaign due to disease due to not having sufficient supplies and medical care also he fought a terrible engagement at Borodin
Russians say Napoleon failed because of the brilliance of Russian army.
The western books say Napoleon failed because of the weather.
Who is right?
Tbh the option to stay at Smolensk, with what we know now, was risky as hell.
basically lost 600k troops that could have been used somewhere else because there was no way russia wouldve defeated napoleons army if he wasnt in russia
The biggest mistake was rejected the Frankfurt proposals.
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Spain was his mistake! If he had all those extra men he would have won.
Yes, he should of consolidated his forces and pulled the Russians west
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Just 230 miles? Just? 😬
Yeah I wouldn’t have continued further supply lines were at breaking point, soldiers were demoralized and the weather would get far worse in the coming months was a disaster waiting to happen
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