Napoleon's Invasion of Russia (24 Jun 1812 Jahr – 14 Dez 1812 Jahr)

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The French Grande Armée, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, invaded Russia from present-day Poland. The Russian army refused to engage with Napoleon’s Grande Armée of more than 500,000 European troops and retreated into the Russian interior. The Grande Armée did not have the supplies or the distribution networks required for such a long march and also failed to prepare for Russia’s harsh winter. The invasion lasted six months, and the Grande Armée lost more than 300,000 men. Russia lost more than 200,000. The invasion of Russia halted Napoleon’s march across Europe, and resulted in his first exile, to the Mediterranean island of Elba.

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