In 1807, Napoleon fought a brutal winter battle that proved his invincible army could be stopped
Napoleon Bonaparte met his match in the blinding snow of Eylau, where a horrific clash with Russian and Prussian forces ended his long streak of decisive military victories.
In February 1807, the Grande Armée engaged in the Battle of Eylau during a ferocious winter blizzard. Unlike Napoleon's previous triumphs, this engagement turned into a brutal, bloody stalemate that resulted in over 40,000 casualties in just two days of fighting.
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