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| | The Russian War of 1812 |
 | | Niemen no less than two-thirds were Germans, Austrians, Poles or Italians. |
 | | On the other hand, the Russians, once their fatherland was invaded, became dominated by an ever growing spirit of fanaticism, and they were by nature too obedient to their natural leaders, and too well inured to the hardships of campaigning, to lose their courage in a retreat. |
 | | The French army was thus disposed almost in an equilateral triangle with sides of about 570 m., with 95,000 men at the apex at Moscow opposed to 120,000, 30,000 about Brest opposite 100,000 and 17,000 about Drissa confronted by 40,000, whilst in the center of the base at Smolensk lay Victor’s corps, about 30,000. |
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