17 August 1812
Battle of Smolensk
Murat fights at the Battle of Smolensk
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Smolensk in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Murat fights at the Battle of Smolensk
The Russians burn Smolensk as Napoleon persues them across Poland & Russia
Napoleon retreats to Smolensk
Provenance
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