Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 30, 1976
Transcript:
The Literary Ace types, "Napoleon was ready to leave for Moscow."<BR><BR> The Literary Ace continues to type, "He kissed his wife and whispered farewell."<BR><BR> The Literary Ace types, "As he rode off to battle, she shouted, 'Don't get blown apart, Bonapart!'"<BR><BR> Snoopy thinks, "Well, she might have said it!"<BR><BR>
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 was a disaster. Winter weather and Russian scorched earth tactics depleted the Grande Armee of resources and bases. Out of the 680,000 men Napoleon led, only about 120,000 survived.