Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow 1812 | Winter Destroyed His Grand Army

Описание: On October 19, 1812, Napoleon’s Grand Army began its catastrophic retreat from Moscow. After invading Russia with over 600,000 men, hunger, frost, and disease ravaged his troops during the long march home. By the time the survivors limped back across the border, barely 100,000 remained. In the end, it wasn’t the Russian army that broke Napoleon—it was the winter.



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