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Napoleon, after establishing uneasy

peace with the Russians, decided

to invade Russia when Russia

decided to disobey Napoleon’s order

not to trade with Britain. This

continental wide embargo was part

of Napoleon’s plan to try to weaken

third one, comprising of Austria, Britain, but many countries were

which had been beaten by Napoleons against this policy and disobeyed

forces in Italy as well as within their either secretly or openly. The

country, Prussia, Russia and Britain invasion of Russia proved disastrous

was conceived to try to defeat the for Napoleon. Although he had won

French Empire. This coalition also some battles, the march to Moscow

fails, like the previous ones. However, and back killed most of his army