Why Napoleon Invaded Russia in 1812 June 8, 2022 Unipro2013main History, Napoleonic Wars </p> <h2>Napoleon’s Grande Armee</h2> <p> When Napoleon’s Grande Armee crossed the Nemen river into the Russian Empire in 1812, the die had been cast. In the years between the peace of Tilsit and the war against Russia, Tsar Alexander I and Emperor Napoleon had praised each other and Russia had even joined the continental blockade of Napoleon’s arch enemy Great Britain. Still, in 1811 both sides saw war as inevitable.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Real Time History</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
