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| Keywords: In front of Moscow - Waiting for the boyards deputation.jpg en At last that significant day Napoleon his marshals and soldiers had been waiting for long time has come They reached Moscow On September 2 at 2 p m Napoleon rode to the Poklonnaya Hill 3 versts about 2 miles far from Moscow and stopped The splendid view he had never seen before spread before his eyes He saw Moscow with the numerous domes of churches glaring in the bright sun and crowned by the fantastic Kremlin majestic in its unique beauty It was a strange and mysterious city the ancient capital of Russia Napoleon rode to the Dorogomilovskaya gate and stopped again He was sure there he should be met with the deputation from Moscow entreating him to spare their city But nobody came to him After some time aome offices rode to him and reported Moscow was empty http //www 100megsfree4 com/rusgeneral/gal016 htm Vereschagin PD-old Patriotic War 1812 in history paintings Napoleonic Wars in history paintings Paintings by Vasily Vereshchagin Paintings of Napoleon I | ||||
