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In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen. But after winning a costly victory at Borodino and occupying Moscow, Napoleon's i...
The Harrowing Retreat: Napoleon's Winter Nightmare of 1812Explore the dramatic and tragic retreat of Napoleon's Grand Army from Moscow in 1812.
On October 19th, 1812, Napoleon's Grand Armée began its infamous retreat from Moscow, facing brutal winter conditions and starvation. What started as a power...
By the time Napoleon left Moscow to begin his infamous retreat, the Russian campaign was doomed. The invasion by Germany was called the Great Patriotic War by the Soviet government, to evoke comparisons with the victory by Alexander I over Napoleon's invading army. [ 229 ]
19 wrz 2019 · Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how, in September 1812, Napoleon captured Moscow and waited a month for the Russians to meet him, to surrender and why, to his dismay, no-one came.
3 mar 2010 · One month after Napoleon Bonaparte’s massive invading force entered a burning and deserted Moscow, the starving French army is forced to begin a hasty retreat out of Russia.
19 wrz 2019 · Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why Napoleon's apparent victory turned to defeat in 1812. 54 mins
