WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -With large numbers of his troops tied down in Spain, Napoleon decide to invade Russia in 1812 with an Army of 500, 000 men and although he defeated the Russians at the battle of Borodino in 1812 and took Moscow he was forced to retreat due to weather, costing him most of his army and marking the beginning of the end.

Detailed explanation-2: -History has taught us that Napoleon, in his invasion of Russia in 1812, marched into Moscow with his army largely intact and retreated only because the citizens of Moscow burned three-fourths of the city, depriving the army of food and supplies. The harsh Russian winter then devastated the army as it retreated.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French emperor-intent on conquering Europe-sent 600, 000 troops into Russia. Six disastrous months later, only an estimated 100, 000 made it out.

Detailed explanation-4: -The distinction of being the first to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte, the conqueror of Europe, belongs to an officer of the Royal Navy, Sir William Sidney Smith, a captain at the time. Defeat is here employed in its broadest sense-the loss of a campaign.