On this day, 213 years ago, on June 24, 1812 (the 16th of the fifth lunar month), Napoleon's attack on Russia was miserably defeated. On the night of June 24, 1812, the arrogant French Emperor Napoleon suddenly launched a large-scale attack on Russia. The French army quickly marched into the heart of Russia and quickly occupied Vilno, Minsk, Polotsk and other places. Emperor Alexander I of Russia was a mediocre, incompetent, stubborn and self-confident man. He lacked command skills and the Russian army was losing ground. The whole country unanimously demanded that a commander with full powers be appointed as soon as possible. In August, Alexander was forced to use Kutuzov again as commander-in-chief. While Kutuzov stepped up efforts to reorganize the army and improve combat effectiveness, he made a strategic retreat to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, consume and delay the French army, gain time, and seek opportunities to annihilate the enemy. Napoleon was eager to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Russian army and defeat Russia in one fell swoop. He was aggressive, drove in, and quickly occupied many places. However, the more places he occupied, the less troops he would use for attack. When the French army occupied Smolensk, the French army had lost its numerical advantage. So Kutuzov decided to use Borosino as the place of battle. The battle began on the morning of September 7. Both sides invested more than 100,000 people and hundreds of guns. The fierce battle lasted for more than ten hours. Both sides lost 40,000 to 50,000 people. Napoleon was greatly injured, and Kutuzov had no new reserves. The Russian army withdrew from the battlefield. After the battle of Borosino Kutuzov decided to make a further strategic retreat, persuading everyone to abandon Moscow, leaving an empty city for Napoleon, and to retreat to the vicinity of the Nara. [Lssdjt.com] After Napoleon occupied Moscow, he waited for the Russian emperor to propose a peace treaty. Unexpectedly, the Russian emperor ignored Napoleon's peace proposal. On the one hand, Napoleon was worried that something would happen in France, and on the other hand, he was worried that Kutuzov had a plot. He felt that it was impossible to stay here, so he decided to withdraw from Moscow.