Napoleon abandons his Army, Russia 1812

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Engraved Illustration from a history of England published 1912. Henry Marriot Paget (1857-1936) (Cleaned up to remove bleed through text) Napoleon abandons his retreating army for Paris amid rumours of his death, and a failed coup in France. The army eventually escaped Russia some days later but with losses estimated to be as high as 400,000 men.

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