DuringNapoleon'sinvasionofRussiain1812,fraternisationbetweentheFrenchandtheRussianswaswidespread.AFrenchofficerrecordedthefollowingincident.
"ARussianofficerrodeforwardafewpaces,greetedus,andmadesignswithabottle.'It'suselesstoexhaustourhorsesandkillourmenfornothing,'shoutedtheRussianinFrench.'Let'sdrinktogetherinstead.Therewillbeplentyoftimeforfightingafterwards.'
"Wewentnearerandenjoyedafriendlydrink,whileothertroopscontinuedfightinginthedistance.Itwasnotlongbeforeotherofficersarrivedfrombothsides.Ayounglieutenantinourregiment,whohadanattractive,girlishface,waskissedbyabearded,elderlyRussian."
一八一二年拿破崙侵俄期間，法、俄軍人常見交好。法國一名軍官記下了以下一件事。
「一個俄國軍官策馬走前幾步，跟我們打招呼，並拿着酒瓶做手勢。他用法語高喊：『白白要戰馬勞累，軍人相殺，沒有意思。我們不如一起喝一杯吧。要打仗，以後多的是時間。』
「我們走近一點，友好的喝起酒來，遠處的軍隊則繼續戰鬥。不久，兩邊陣營都有些軍官走來聯歡。我們軍團的一個年輕中尉，貌美如嬌女。一個留了鬍子的年長俄國軍官上前，吻了他一下。」