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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 invitation to the Russian Emperor Alexander to make peace went unanswered. Napoleon found himself 500 miles from friendly territory, outnumbered, poorly supplied, and with winter approaching. What followed was one of the most harrowing and disastrous events in military history—the retreat from Moscow—in which Russian attacks, bitter cold, and starvation nearly wiped out the once-proud Grande Armée. #EpicHistory #EpicHistory #French #History #NapoleonicWars #Napoleon #France #Russia