Category: Invasion of Russia 1812
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After the Russian Tsar’s denunciation of the French Continental System, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered his Grande Armee to invade Russia. June 24, 1812.
Image: Napoleon and his staff at Borodino. (Public Domain) On this day in history, following the Russian Tsar’s denunciation of the French Continental System, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered his Grande Armee, the most significant European military force ever assembled to that date, into Russia. This massive army, featuring nearly 600,000 soldiers, included troops from…
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