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Title
Soldiers, face to the enemy! Let us go and get killed!
Description
Battle of Borodino
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1812-09-07
Scenario#
A408
Location
Borodino, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Borodino took place on 7 September 1812 during Napoleon's French invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée won the battle against the Imperial Russian Army with casualties in a ratio 2:3, but failed to gain a decisive victory. Napoleon fought against General Mikhail Kutuzov, whom the Emperor Alexander I of Russia had appointed to replace Barclay de Tolly on 29 August 1812 after the Battle of Smolensk. After the Battle of Borodino Napoleon remained on the battlefield with his army; the Russian forces retreated in an orderly fashion to the south of Moscow.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Borodino
External Link
Combatants
French
Russians
Additional Information
French Invasion of Russia
Collection:
Geolocation
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