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Napoleon’s Russian campaign was unsuccessful despite the fact that Napoleon won most of the battles. Which two sentences best describe the reason for the campaign’s failure?

A.)The Russian army wore out Napoleon’s army by retreating a long way into Russia before fighting a major battle.

B.)The Russian army teamed with British forces to attack Napoleon’s forces in Moscow.

C.)The Russian scorched-earth policy ensured that Napoleon lost many soldiers to hunger and cold.

D.)The Russian emperor signed a treaty with Austria, causing Austrian forces to intercept Napoleon’s army on its way back.

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the answer is a and c for plato

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The correct answers are A and C.

Statement A says that the Russian army wore out Napoleon’s army by retreating a long way into Russia before fighting a major battle.

On the other hand, statement C says that the Russian scorched-earth policy ensured that Napoleon lost many soldiers to hunger and cold.

Indeed, the Russian forces offered little resistance before the entrance of the army of Napoleon, retreating towards the center of the Russian territory without suffering too many casualties. Encouraged by these advances, the French did not notice that they were entering into climatically hostile territories, where Russian forces usually mobilized. This situation, added to the fact that the Russians burned the lands in their retreats in order that the French could not establish camps to stock up, or plunder cities, made that when arriving in Moscow the army of Napoleon was in a critical situation, with soldiers dying of hunger and diseases. To make matters worse, the Russian winter entered its hardest stage, and both soldiers and horses had no resources to feed and move forward.

Because of this situation, Napoleon decided to withdraw from Russia. When undertaking the withdrawal, the Russian forces undertook a war of guerillas against the French in retirement, to finish devastating to the already beaten Napoleonic army. Only 20% of the French survived the campaign.

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