"All Europe fears Russia."
--Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812
"On the contrary, it is Your Majesty they fear, his universal monarchy, his spreading dynasty, the taxes he imposed, all of this makes the hatred of you into a national force."
--Caulaincourt interrupting Napleon
Napoleon did not enter Vilna. he was afraid of being recognized. He met with Maret outside the city and they headed for Kovno.