Napoleon abandons the Grande Armée
1812 · Event
At Smorgonie, Napoleon hands the wreck of his army to Murat and races for Paris by sledge and carriage, travelling incognito to outrun the news of the catastrophe. Of the 600,000 who crossed the Niemen in June, fewer than 100,000 stagger back. He needs a new army by spring — and gets one.
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