On this day, 213 years ago, on November 26, 1812 (October 23, 1812, the lunar calendar), Napoleon forcibly crossed the Berezina River. The French army crossed the Berezina River. On November 26, 1812, the Battle of the Berezina River began. At this time, the French army still had 40,000 soldiers and 40,000 non-combatants, and 110,000 Russian troops were chasing and intercepting them (of whom Kutuzov personally commanded 50,000 troops). After Napoleon's retreat was cut off by the Russian army, he pretended to cross the river with a French army at the lower reaches of the Berezina River to attract Kutuzov's attention. The main force built a bridge to cross the river at Stutiyanka. On the 26th, the pontoon bridge was set up and the French army began to cross the river. At the same time, the Russian army, which discovered Napoleon's attempt, quickly launched an attack. The French and Russian armies engaged in fierce battles on both sides of the river. The Udino Army, the Davu Army, the Ouren Army and the remnants of the Nei-Iraqi Army successively crossed the river. On the 28th, the French defender Viktor Army blew the bridge off after crossing the river, isolating tens of thousands of stragglers and non-combatants on the other side. In this war, the French army successfully escaped the pursuit of the Russian army with huge losses (40,000 - 50,000 prisoners, most of whom were non-combatants and stragglers), and the Russian army also suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Comment: Napoleon attacked Russia at a tragic cost, which was the beginning of tragedy