Napoleon started his campaign in June 1812. His army was combined with men of different ethnicities, coming from the countries he had invaded prior to the invasion. Napoleon took roughly 600,000 men into Russia. He undermined the strength of Russians, and went to Russia poorly equipped.The French emperor was planning to confront the Russian army in a major battle. The Russian Army slowly picked off Napoleon's men by retreating. As the Russians retreated from the battles, Napoleon followed with his army.The Russian army retreated to Moscow. As they proceeded, they poisoned the water, burned farms and killed the livestock so when the French army attempted to advance deeper into Russian soil they would be left wiht no resources.In late July,
