Napoleon - Catastrophe in Russia and Hundred Days

Why did Russia want to help Britain fight Napoleon's France?

• He was alarmed by Russian domination of Europe

• Russia depended on Britain for trade

• Russia was angry with France for blockading Britain

• He wanted to take over French territory

How big was France's Grand Army

• 10,000

• 60,000

• 600,000

• 6 million

• 6 billion

Drawing the enemy into your territory and torching (burning) everything that they might need is called

• Scorched Egg Policy

• Scorched Earth Policy

• Scrambled Earth Policy

• Torched Earth Policy

True or false - the French captured Moscow

• True

• False

True or false - the Russians practised scorch-earth tactics in Moscow, so the French ended up leaving

• True

• False

True of false - Napoleon's retreat from Moscow is one of the greatest, most successful retreats of all time

• True

• False

Why were Napoleon's forces defeated?

• Russian winter was fiercely cold

• Starvation of his troops

• Constant attacks from Russian soldiers

• Lack of clothing and supplies

• All of the above

What percentage of Napoleon's troops were lost in the Russian campaign?

• 25%

• 33.3%

• 66.6%

• 99.9%

True or false - Prussia, Austria, Sweden and Great Britain joined Russia in the fight against Napoleon

• False

• True

The Allies defeated Napoleon in 1813 at:

• Vienna

• Berlin

• Paris

• Leipzig