Napoleon's Career
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Napoleon was one of the greatest military leaders of all time. By
1812 Napoleon had expanded the territory of France all over Europe
including Spain, Italy, Holland, and Switzerland. The countries that
Napoleon did not directly control, he was usually allied with. The
turning point of Napoleon's c ....
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and hard to feed. Between Tilsit and Moscow, there lay over 600 miles of
hostile barren countryside. Because of lack of supplies and the difficulty
to feed the large army, Napoleon's plan was simple: bring about a battle,
defeat the Russian army, and dictate a settlement. Apparently neither he
nor his soldiers, who cheerfully began crossing the Nieman River, thought
beyond the immediate goal.
Already 300 miles into Russia, Napoleon had not yet found a way to
exploit ....
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