Napoleon gathered an army of 600,000 men to invade Russia and work their way toward Moscow. Napoleon's army was the largest that Europe had ever seen. Of the 600,000 men, only half of them were ...

Napoleon’s edict barring trade with Great Britain was ruining the Russian economy. Tensions quickly escalated; every attempt to negotiate failed.

Over 600,000 men marched east—few returned. Napoleon’s invasion of Russia was meant to crush resistance, but instead, it shattered the Grande Armée.

Napoleon in Burning Moscow, Adam Albrecht, 1841 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. By the time Napoleon Bonaparte and his men reached Moscow on September 14, 1812, an eerie quiet had descended ...

Letter written by Napoleon announcing his arrival at the Kremlin during disastrous 1812 Russian invasion is tipped to sell for £45k - as new Ridley Scott film about French dictator retells ...

NAPOLEON AND MOSCOW. Share full article. Feb. 23, 1879. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 23, 1879, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on ...

Napoleon wasted five weeks in Moscow expecting the tsar to come to terms. When the Grande Armée finally started to withdraw to central Europe on October 19, the soldiers were still wearing their ...

The remains of General Charles-Étienne Gudin, one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most valued military commanders, have been uncovered in Smolensk, Russia by a team of French and Russian archaeologists.

Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 cost France more than 500,000 men and left the emperor facing the end of his reign. Above: Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon, and his 1812 letter.