{"id":72877,"date":"2022-04-08T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=72877"},"modified":"2022-04-07T16:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:33:03","slug":"napoleon-conquers-a-heap-of-ashes-battle-of-smolensk-1812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/04\/08\/napoleon-conquers-a-heap-of-ashes-battle-of-smolensk-1812\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoleon Conquers A Heap of Ashes &#8211; Battle of Smolensk 1812"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1baWblvfIA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 7 Apr 2022<\/p>\n<p>Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa21IcE5sTU9lWjRwZ05pQ2dzMVNYQWNpaHQwd3xBQ3Jtc0tsX01LSnI0QTkzQXZBbllMTHU1aktVOTd0M0VhamlsQ1lYcUlPV2UxYXoyQVdxdFpTUUJLOE9NY3FFQWQyOENlUklRWjFvaE0tRTllSUFJa0ZRY2lubmprLVBSeWVmRjFBcEo0bmVyUGRYa0JTUlVtTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcuriositystream.com%2Frealtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/curiositystream.com\/realtimeh&#8230;<\/a> and get Nebula bundled in.<\/p>\n<p>Smolensk is an important symbolic city to the Russians in 1812, for Napoleon it&#8217;s a strategic objective he wants to conquer to improve is deteriorating supply situation. 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