14 SEPTEMBER 1812 NAPOLEON'S INVASION OF RUSSIA TURNS TO ASH
Following his pyrrhic victory at the battle of Borodino, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte advances towards Moscow, the spiritual heart of Russia. Yet, as he approaches its gates, he is greeted by silence – no dignitaries, no nobles, no one of significance. Reports from the first French troops reveal an eerie spectacle: the streets are mostly deserted.
