Battle of Borodino

1812 battle of the French invasion of Russia

The Battle of Borodino or the Battle of the Moskva took place on the outskirts of Moscow near the village of Borodino on 7 September 1812, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée fought against the Imperial Russian Army. After the Russian retreat at the Battle of Smolensk, the road to Moscow lay open.

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