In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest ... most harrowing and disastrous events in military history - the Retreat from Moscow - in which Russian attacks, freezing weather and starvation ...

Napoleon's disastrous retreat from Moscow, in 1812, marked the end of his invasion of Russia. His vast army had made rapid advances, capturing Moscow, but never secured a decisive victory.

On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest ... There were so many that the Russians didn’t dare fight. They started to retreat because they didn't have a choice. They had to retreat.

It was to be Napoleon Bonapartes greatest adventure an invasion of Russia with an army of more than 650000 men the largest the world had yet seen The Emperors irresistible progress into the vast ...