• 2021-04-14
    In the spring of 1812, Napoleon _________ an army of six hundred thousand men on the borders of Russia. The soldiers were well trained, ________, and well equipped. Shortly afterwards, Napoleon’s army crossed the Neman River into Russia. In August, the French and Russian armies _________ at Smolensk, in a battle that left over ten thousand dead on each side. Napoleon ________ of pressing on to Moscow, 448 kilometers away. On September 7, 1812, the French and Russian armies met in ______ battle at Borodino, 112 kilometers west of Moscow. Again, the Russian army retreated to safety. Napoleon had a clear path to Moscow, but the ________ of the city became an empty victory.
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