# 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)

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2022-12-15

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.

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2022-09-14

23 July, 1812, Davout defeated the VII Corps of Raevsky at the Battle of Saltanovka/Mogilev, causing Bagration's 2nd Army to flee for Smolensk.
Barclay's 1st Army, unaware of this, arrived at Vitebsk. Their union, again, was hampered for their own good.

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2022-07-24