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1812 in France
- Malet coup of 1812Claude François de Malet was born in 1754. He distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and slowly became disenchanted with Napoleon Bonaparte.
- French invasion of RussiaNapoleon crossed the Neman River on the 24th of June 1812, initiating a campaign that would reshape European history. The decision to invade Russia stemmed…