Historical Events tagged with "kremilin"

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Military & Warfare

Napoleon's Grande Armée Reaches Moscow

September 15th, 1812 212 years ago

The Grande Armée, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, reached the Kremlin in Moscow during their advance in the Russian campaign. This marked a significant moment in the failed French invasion of Russia, as the French troops entered the city but faced immense logistical challenges and conflict. The occupation highlighted the strategic miscalculations in Napoleon's plan and foreshadowed the difficulties that lay ahead for his army as winter approached.

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