1 8 5 0 . ▁She ▁tried ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁Bere z ino ▁region ▁econom ically ▁by ▁starting ▁a ▁car pet ▁factory ▁in ▁Hor en ichi ▁village , ▁but ▁the ▁invest ment ▁didn ' t ▁surv ive ▁for ▁long . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁under ▁French / Pol ish ▁command ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁during ▁Napoleon ' s ▁Eastern ▁Camp aign , ▁where ▁his ▁failed ▁advance ▁on ▁Moscow ▁was ▁defeated ▁fully ▁by ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁General ▁Bar cl ay ▁de ▁Tol ly ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁in ▁Pot ock i ▁( pr on ounced ▁Pot ot ski ) ▁family ▁possession ▁well ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁Red ▁Army ▁attacked ▁Poland ▁and ▁subsequent ▁peace ▁treat y ▁changed ▁the ▁Soviet - Pol ish ▁borders ▁as ▁the ▁place ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁Soviet ▁territory . ▁Last ▁owner ▁of ▁Bere z ino ▁was ▁Count ▁Anton i - L ud wik ▁Pot ock i . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁town ▁prof ited ▁from ▁its ▁ge ographical ▁position ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁was ▁noted ▁to ▁have ▁ 4 8 7 1 ▁residents , ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 3 7 7 ▁were ▁Jews . ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁large ▁river ▁port ▁which ▁loaded ▁goods ▁( most ly ▁salt ▁and ▁tim ber ) ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁them ▁down ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁the ▁Balt ic