Napoleon's Grande Armée Occupies the Kremlin
Napoleon Bonaparte's Grande Armée, exhausted and depleted, finally reaches the Kremlin in Moscow, marking a futile victory in the disastrous French invasion of Russia. With supplies dwindling and winter approaching, the French army's occupation of the Kremlin would be short-lived, as the Russian scorched-earth tactics and harsh winter would ultimately force Napoleon's retreat, marking a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
Occurred on: September 15th, 1812