Napoleon’s first defeat, costing him over 500,000 men, and forcing him to retreat home was caused by:

 Napoleon decide to invade Russia in 1812 with an Army of 500,000 men and although he defeated the Russians at the battle of Borodino in 1812

Explanation:     he was forced to retreat due to weather, costing him most of his army and marking the beginning of the end.

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