Battle of Borodino 2016

Fact Battle of Borodino 2016

Participants in the Borodino Battle re-enactment before the show at the Borodino Field in the Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. The Battle of Borodino, fought on September 7, 1812, was a battle fought in the Napoleonic Wars during the French invasion of Russia. The fighting involved around 250,000 troops and left at least 70,000 casualties, making Borodino the deadliest day of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon's Grande Armée launched an attack against the Russian army, driving it back from its initial positions but failing to gain a decisive victory. Both armies were exhausted after the battle and the Russians withdrew from the field the following day. Borodino represented the last Russian effort at stopping the French advance on Moscow, which fell a week later. However, the French had no clear way of forcing Czar Alexander to capitulate because the Russian army was not decisively defeated, resulting in the ultimate defeat of the French invasion following the retreat from Moscow in October. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants reenact the 1812 Battle of Borodino between Russia and the invading French army during anniversary celebrations in Moscow region, Russia, September 4, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)

A participant in the Borodino Battle re-enactment before the show at the Borodino Field in the Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants in the military historical reconstruction of the Battle of Borodino during presentation in Borodino Field, Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants in the military historical reconstruction of the Battle of Borodino during the show in Borodino Field, Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants in the Borodino Battle re-enactment during the show at the Borodino Field in the Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants in the military historical reconstruction of the Battle of Borodino during the show in Borodino Field, Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants in the Borodino Battle re-enactment during the show at the Borodino Field in the Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

A participant in the Borodino Battle re-enactment during the show at the Borodino Field in the Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

Participants in the Borodino Battle re-enactment during the show at the Borodino Field in the Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

A participant in the military historical reconstruction of the Battle of Borodino during presentation in Borodino Field, Moscow Region on September 4, 2016. (Photo by Kirill Kallinikov/Sputnik)

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