Western Civilization II / Unit 8 WC2 0717 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Russia, 1812: Six Hundred Thousand March
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The idea
Russia stood outside his control, and beyond it he imagined the Balkans and Constantinople. In summer eighteen twelve six hundred thousand marched, by the anchor's count, more than half non-French, many raw recruits, his best troops still in Spain.
In practice
The largest army ever seen, mostly not French.
Where people slip
The goal was Rome's empire remade, the anchor says.
Your place on the trail
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