Epic History Napoleonic Wars Napoleon Invades Russia 1812 Posted: April 10, 2025 | Last updated: April 10, 2025 In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen, composed ...

Napoleon went to Kaurakin, the Russian ambassador, and harshly questioned him. "What does this mean? What does Russia want from me? You know it’s easy to start a war but it’s very difficult to ...

A poster portraying the “Second Patriotic War” as World War I was known in Russia. (Napoleon’s 1812 invasion was Russia’s first “patriotic war.”) Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II ...

This map shows the area of conflict during ... conflict involving European powers between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I. Starting in 1851, political tensions ran high between France and Russia ...