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NARRATOR:
And on the 12th of June, 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, at the head
of an army of 200,000 men, crossed the River Neman into Russia. To combat this aggressive invasion
of their homeland, the Russians welcomed the French
with a destroyed storehouse, a widely desolated land
And on the 12th of June, 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, at the head
of an army of 200,000 men, crossed the River Neman into Russia. To combat this aggressive invasion
of their homeland, the Russians welcomed the French
with a destroyed storehouse, a widely desolated land
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NARRATOR:
And on the 12th of June, 1812,
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Napoleon Bonaparte, at the head
of an army of 200,000 men,
00:00:07.965 --> 00:00:10.383
crossed the River Neman into Russia.
00:00:11.176 --> 00:00:14.137
To combat this aggressive invasion
of their homeland,
00:00:14.305 --> 00:00:19.392
the Russians welcomed the French
with a destroyed storehouse,
00:00:19.894 --> 00:00:22.353
a widely desolated land.
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Movie Summary
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia, including his disastrous 1812 invasion, serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.