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Battle of Borodino

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The Battle of Borodino was fought on 7 September 1812 near the village of Borodino outside Moscow, between Napoleon's Grande Armee and the Imperial Russian Army under General Mikhail Kutuzov, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Approximately a quarter of a million soldiers took part, making it the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars, and the battle ended with Napoleon holding the field while the Russian army retreated south but remained intact. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Battle Type
Pitched field battle 1
Year
1812 1
Location
Borodino, Russian Empire 1
Outcome
French occupied Moscow; Russian army retreated but remained intact 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Pitched Battle 1
Connections

Led By

Mikhail Kutuzov, Commanders
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of BorodinoInfobox: Commanders and leaders (Russian)
Napoleon Bonaparte, Commanders
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of BorodinoInfobox: Commanders (French)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Borodino
  • Lead section, para 1
    Up to 50 French generals and marshals were killed or wounded, as well as 29 Russian generals
  • Infobox: Date
    7 September 1812
  • Infobox: Location
    Borodino, Russian Empire
  • Lead section, para 3
    the French occupation of Moscow, while the retreating Russians employed scorched earth tactics
  • Part Of: Napoleonic Wars, Lead section, para 2
    it was the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars
  • Led By: Napoleon Bonaparte, Infobox: Commanders (French)
    Napoleon I
  • Led By: Mikhail Kutuzov, Infobox: Commanders and leaders (Russian)
    Mikhail Kutuzov
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Wikidata: Battle of Borodino
Wikidata Q184320, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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