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   Napoleonic Wars

   By this time, however, Napoleon had already all but abandoned plans to invade England, and had again turned his attention to enemies on the Continent. ... In 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia.
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   War and Peace (TV series)

   War and Peace was a made-for-television dramatization of the Leo Tolstoy novel of the same name. ... Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as the soul-searching Pierre Bezukhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but heroic Andrei Bolkonsky; and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families.
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   History of victory disease

   In victory disease, the military commanders, armies, and sometimes whole nations, having experienced a series of previous military victories, become weak and susceptible to defeat due to groupthink. ... The calamitous decision by Napoleon to invade Russia in 1812 led to the return of only 10,000 French soldiers when 610,000 had initially been sent out.
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   Imperial Russian Army

   The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. ... In 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia to compel Emperor Alexander I to remain in the Continental System and to remove the imminent threat of Russian invasion of Poland.
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   Russian history, 1796–1855

   In a time of great geopolitical upheaval, Russia managed to stick to the Slavist politics of serfdom, while performing, under the shadow of Catherine II, some... ... In June 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia with 600,000...
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   Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov

   ... the Russian Field Marshal who defeated Napoleon's Grande Armée during France's invasion of Russia in 1812, the decisive turning point of... ... When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, Michael Andreas...
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   War of the Sixth Coalition

   In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814), a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon Bonaparte into exile on Elba. ... In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia to compel Emperor Alexander I to remain in the Continental System.
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   Treaties of Tilsit

   The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July, 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland. ... In 1812, Napoleon crossed the Neman river and invaded Russia, ending any vestige of alliance.
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   Yakov Kulnev

   Suvorov's admirer and participant of 55 battles, he lost his life during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. ... After Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, Kulnev was entrusted with defending the roads leading to the capital, Saint Petersburg.
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    Invasion of Russia

    Invasion of Russia can refer to: ... French invasion of Russia by Napoleon in 1812

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