Battles and Campaigns
Battle of Borodino
1812, Napoleonic Wars
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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.
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LocationBorodino, Russian Empire 1 OutcomeFrench occupied Moscow; Russian army retreated but remained intact 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Up to 50 French generals and marshals were killed or wounded, as well as 29 Russian generals
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Borodino, Russian Empire
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the French occupation of Moscow, while the retreating Russians employed scorched earth tactics
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it was the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars
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Napoleon I
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