USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jun 24, 1812 CE: Napoleon Invades Russia. On June 24, 1812, the Grande Armée, led by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, crossed the Neman River, invading Russia from present-day Poland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Several critical factors, most significantly the insufficient access to resources, unfamiliar, freezing terrain, and the strategic efforts of the French military leaders, influenced the defeat of Napoleon by the Russians in 1812.

Detailed explanation-3: -French invasion of Russia, invasion of Russia by Napoleon I’s Grande Armée from October to December in 1812. The French army was forced to retreat after Russian forces refused to engage in battle with them, which resulted in the deaths of more than 400, 000 French soldiers, the vast majority from cold and starvation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon. Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father.