 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1809, akadzokera kuEurope kuburikidza neRussia, uye akashanda kwechinguva semunhu anozvipira muuto rePoland reDuke reWarsaw. Paakasvika muVienna, akagadzwa kuva kaputeni muFrench Imperial Guard. Akashanda semubatsiri-de-musasa waMarchal Auguste de Marmont kuSpain, uye akatumwa naye kuRussia kunoudza Napoleon nezveHondo yeSalamanca. Akasvika padzimbahwe raNapoleon musi wa6 Gunyana 1812, husiku hweHondo yeBorodino. Fabvier akakuvadzwa zvakaipisisa muhondo iyi, achitungamirira kurwisa pakurwisa kwekupedzisira masvingo eRussia. Napoleon akamupa mubayiro nokumutumidza kuti mukuru wemauto muVVI Corps pasi paMarchal Ney. Akazvizivisazve panguva yemabasa eHondo yeChitanhatu Mubatanidzwa kuGerman, uye akasimudzirwa kuita colonel weGeneral Staff uye akaita baron de lEmpire. Akatora rutivi mukudzokera kuFrance, uye pana 31 March 1814, achimiririra Marshals Marmont naMortier, akasaina chibvumirano chokuzviisa pasiweParis kumauto eSangano. 