Assertion: napoleon | /r/CapableOf | push his army
Facets:
value: after the russians
type: OTHER
value: rapidly
type: MANNER
value: through western russia
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in an attempt
type: TEMPORAL
value: through a series of long marches
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Through a series of long marches Napoleon pushed his army rapidly through Western Russia in an attempt to destroy the Russian Army, winning a number of minor engagements and a major battle, the Battle of Smolensk in August.
text: Meanwhile, French plans to quarter at Smolensk were abandoned, and Napoleon pressed his army on after the Russians.