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Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Niemen River, commencing Napoleon's invasion of Russia (1812). Watercolor by an anonymous artist, 1810s.

Napoleon in Egypt, oil on panel by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1863. Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey.

Napoleon watches Moscow burn during his brief occupation of the city in 1812. By Albrecht Adam, 1841.

Napoleon and his marshals at the Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812). Seven French marshals and two future French marshals were present at the battle. Oil on canvas by Vasily Vereshchagin, 1897. State Historical Museum of Moscow.

Bonaparte Visiting the Pesthouse in Jaffa, oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1804. Louvre, Paris.

General Napoleon Bonaparte as commander-in-chief of the Army of Italy, 1796-97. Painting by Edouard Detaille, 1907.

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