Napoleon Part 5: Downfall in Russia
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Napoleon and the Kremlin
Napoleon abandons his army after a coup in France. He rigs the Kremlin with explosives, his parting gift. But as he turns back to enjoy the show, they fail to detonate properly. This is truly the moment when all the Napoleonic elites start to withdraw their support. After that French power was never the same again.
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