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1. That "peace, friendship and alliance shall exist forever" between the subjects, states, and sovereigns of Prussia and Russia
2. That "this alliance is offensive and defensive for the duration of the present war between Russia and France"

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#OTD 14 December, 1812, Marshal Ney made his final stand against Platov on the bridge across the Neman River. The last day of the Campaign of 1812, thus, eternalized him as "the last of the ‘Grande Armée' who left the Russian territory." (Abbott)
#Voicesfrom1812

The Patriotic War of 1812, which he had failed to forestall, served as a turning point in his personal life and political career.
Napoleon, who perceived him as likeable but deceptive, insisted to his envoy Balshov that Russia’s had triggered his invasion.

The Treaty of Tilsit (1807) and the Congress of Erfurt (1809),perceived as humiliating for Russia (and its ally Prussia), jeopardized the legitimacy of his throne.
The Tsar himself, too, had been considering Napoleon an upstart hegemon since his murder of Duc D’Enghien in 1804.

It is difficult to ascertain whether he was bluffing or clutching onto the past:
“If your Majesty keeps some more of those past feelings, you will favorably receive this letter. Nevertheless, you can only be grateful to me for being aware of what is happening in Moscow.”

After reentering the Kremlin, Napoleon began his morning by drafting a second letter of appeasement-even before Tutolmin finished the one to be sent to the Empress Dowager. This time, he was writing it himself, with the aim of it directly reaching Alexander in St. Petersburg.

From the memoir of Sophie de Tisenhaus, Comtesse de Choiseul-Gouffier
"...Napoleon on perceiving Alexander, struck with the beauty of that prince, exclaimed, 'It is Apollo!'" (1/5)

#OTD 14 September, 1812, Napoleon finally caught a glimpse of Moscow from the Sparrow Hills, with the Grande Armée ecstatically shouting “Moscou, Moscou!"
However, the conqueror grew increasingly distressed by the absence of any delegation from the city.
#Voicesfrom1812

This time, Napoleon merely muttered: "The English have their hands full there. They cannot leave Spain and go to make trouble for me in France and Germany. That is all that matters." (Caulaincourt)