 He ignored repeated advice against an invasion of the Russian heartland and prepared for an offensive campaign; on 24 June 1812 the invasion commenced.In an attempt to gain increased support from Polish nationalists and patriots, Napoleon termed the war the "Second Polish War"—the "First Polish War" had been the Bar Confederation uprising by Polish nobles against Russia in 1768.Polish patriots wanted the Russian part of Poland to be joined with the Duchy of Warsaw and an independent Poland created.