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  partof Napoleonic Wars
  caption ''Napoleon's retreat from Moscow'', painted by Adolph Northen in the 19th century
  date June 24 - December 12 , 1812
  place Russian Empire
  result Russian ''de facto'' victory, Destruction of French Army
  combatant1 France <br> Italy <br> Naples <br> Duchy Of Warsaw <br> Confederation Of The Rhine <br>
  combatant2 Russia
  commander1 Napoleon <br> Eugène De Beauharnais <br> Jérôme Bonaparte <br> Jacques MacDonald <br> Prince Schwarzenberg <br> Józef Poniatowski
  commander2 Alexander I Of Russia <br> Michael Andreas Barclay De Tolly <br> Pyotr Bagration <br> Mikhail Kutuzov
  strength1 c550,000
  strength2 c250,000 initially, 904,000 at peak
  casualties1 530,000