Crosses the Berezina
· Berezina crossing at Studienka, Minsk Region, Belarus
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Napoleon and the remnants of the Grande Armée crossed improvised bridges over the Berezina while Russian forces pressed them from several directions. The quotation establishes the army's crossing; Napoleon's command presence is documented by the article. Month precision avoids selecting one day from the multi-day passage.
