In 1811, Tsar Alexander I, supposedly allied with Napoleon ... You know it’s easy to start a war but it’s very difficult to finish one." On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest ...

Seventy thousand Russian soldiers, commanded by the Tsar Alexander I himself ... The Tsar called a council of war, and argued for an immediate attack. Only Russian General Mikhail Kutuzov objected.