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Was Napoleon the aggressor in his invasion of Russia?
by hollerith 5y ago
Was Napoleon the aggressor in his invasion of Russia?
- rkk3 5y agoYes. The backstory... England was very hostile to France, especially because of Pitt, and France lost its navy at Traflager so Napoleon's only option was to get all of Europe to Embargo England [1]. Russia eventually decided to trade with England anyway which is what triggered the French invasion to enforce the embargo. The other factor is that after Napoleon divorced Josephine, he had the option of marrying the daughter of the Emperor of Austria or Russia, he choose Austria which cooled relations with Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_System