Bait and switch: Russia handed Moscow to Napoleon 210 years ago, but still went on to win the war -- Secret History -- Sott.net

The Western cliche is that "General Winter" defeated the French leader, but the truth is far more complex Two hundred and ten years ago, on September 15, 1812, the French Army led by Emperor Napoleon entered the Kremlin in Moscow. In the eyes of...

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