As the Russian army fell back, scorched-earth tactics were employed, resulting in villages, towns and crops being destroyed and forcing the French to rely on a supply system that was incapable of feeding their large army in the field.
Bersamaan dengan mundurnya pasukan Rusia, mereka menerapkan taktik bumi hangus, mengakibatkan hancurnya desa-desa, kota-kota dan ladang-ladang serta memaksa pasukan Prancis untuk mengandalkan sistem suplai yang tidak mampu untuk memberi makan mereka di lapangan.