The Berezina or Biarezina is a river in Belarus and a right tributary of the Dnieper. Its main tributaries are Bobr, Klyava, Ol'sa and Ala from the left and Hayna and Svislach from the right. The Berezina Preserve by the river is on the UNESCO list of Biosphere Preserves.

Where did Napoleon cross the Berezina River?

The Battle of (the) Berezina (or Beresina) took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between the French army of Napoleon, retreating in chaos after the aborted occupation of Moscow and trying to cross the Berezina (near Borisov, Belarus), and the Russian armies under Peter Wittgenstein and Admiral Pavel Chichagov.

Which River did Napoleon cross?

On June 24, 1812, the Grande Armée, led by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, crossed the Neman River, invading Russia from present-day Poland. The result was a disaster for the French.