There are many talks about Borodino and what could had happened if Napoleon attained a crushing victory there.
But there is few talk about Smolensk.
At Smolensk Napoleon could had destroyed the Russian Army if hr played his cards right, he didnt and instead got a relatively minir battle while the army managed to escape.
So what if Napoleon managed to get a decisive victory and destroy the army at Smolensk? Could Napoleon had defeated Russia in this scenario?
But there is few talk about Smolensk.
At Smolensk Napoleon could had destroyed the Russian Army if hr played his cards right, he didnt and instead got a relatively minir battle while the army managed to escape.
So what if Napoleon managed to get a decisive victory and destroy the army at Smolensk? Could Napoleon had defeated Russia in this scenario?