Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow became a brutal, slow-motion disaster that shattered the largest army Europe had ever seen.

With over 600,000 troops, Napoleon crossed into Russia chasing a quick victory. What he found was empty cities, burning ...

Ammon News - On this day in 1812, French Emperor Napoleon—who had massed his troops in Poland in the spring to intimidate Russian Tsar Alexander I—and 600,000 troops of his Grand Army launched an ...