PICTURE GALLERY "RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN OF 1812"

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The Battle At Smolensk. August,5, 1812 (The picture by Hess) Napoleon in his moving to Smolensk had the main task to make the Russian army to give the general battle. But the Russian army retreated and only General Raevsky's Corps was left to defend Smolensk. But atferwards the troops of General Neverovsky, retreating from Krasny joined Raevsky's Corps. The assault of Smolensk began on the 4-th of August and lasted till August,6.