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French troops invading Russia, 1812 (1817). 'The Boasted Crossing of the Niemen at the Opening of the Campaign in 1812 by N Bonaparte'. Napoleon's army crossing the river into Russia at the beginning of their ill-fated invasion. From a drawing by an officer. From Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes, published by Edward Orme, 1816.