Berezina River

The Berezina (alternative spelling '''Beresina''') ( and a tributary of the Dnieper River .

The Berezina Preserve by the river is in the UNESCO list of Biosphere Preserve s.

CITIES AND TOWNS BY BEREZINA

Babruysk

Barysau

Svetlahorsk

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Napoleon Bonaparte 's army suffered heavy losses (~36,000) when crossing the Berezina in November 1812 during his retreat from Russia (see Battle Of Berezina ). Since then, "Berezina" is used in French as a synonym of Catastrophe . (See also Charles Joseph Minard for a visual graphic of the army's fate.)

Charles XII Of Sweden 's army crossed the Berezina on June 25 , 1708 during his campaign against Peter The Great of Russia in the Great Northern War . (see ISBN 0306808633 for details)

See also Battle Of Berezina (disambiguation) .

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