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| 1812 | Napoleon I |  |
| On the eve of the invasion says, "Avant deux mois, la Russie me demandera la paix" |
| 24th Feb Prussia allows for the free passage of French troops against Russia |
| 8th May Leaves France for the Russian campaign |
| 24th June River Niemen 530,000 vross the River Niemen to invade Russia |
| 24th June River Niemen Collects 675,000 men from the grand Duchy of Warsaw |
| 24th June River Niemen Cross es the River Niemen with the "Grande Armee" |
| 24th June Kovno Watches leading regiments of the Grand Army cross the River Niemen at Kovno |
| 28th June Wilna Reaches Wilna but the Russian Army has fled |
| 25th July Beschen'schi Reaches Beschenkowitschi, the town has been deserted |
| 27th July Witepsk The French engage some Russian regiments to force the Russians into battle |
| 28th July Wilna The French arrive at Wilna |
| 28th July Witepsk The Russian Army has withdrawn without any trace |
| 16th Sep Moscow 1,000 armed Russian convicts with fuses & bombs are burn Moscow to the ground |
| 24th Sep Moscow Enters Moscow with the "Grande Armee" which was reduced to a force of just 1,000 men |
| 9th Nov Smolensk Napoleon retreats to Smolensk |
| 25th Nov Discovers an unmapped ford only 100 yards wide & 6 feet deep |
| 25th Nov Persued by forces of 3 to 1 |
| 25th Nov River Beresina Retreats over the Beresina River |
| 27th Nov Beresina Cross es the Beresina but only 25,000 of his Grande Armee remain |
| 3rd Dec Napoleon's retreat from Russia is over, from an initial force of 525,000 men and 1,400 guns, Napoleon manages to salvage a little over 25,000 men and 200 cannons, the rest succumbed to General Winter |
| 6th Dec Paris Deserts his army & retreats to Paris |
| 1812 | Ney | |
| Moscow Commands the French retreat from Moscow |
