Borodino · 1812
The general engagement of the Patriotic War of 1812. After Smolensk Kutuzov took command and offered battle at Borodino to wear down the Grande Armée before Moscow. Napoleon held the field but did not destroy the Russian army; strategically the road to Moscow opened at enormous cost, and the campaign continued toward the catastrophe of the retreat.
France
I Corps
III Corps
IV Corps
V Corps
VIII Corps
Guard
Cavalry
Coalition
Left wing (flèches)
Centre (Raevsky Redoubt)
Right wing
Imperial Guard
Utitsa
Cavalry and Cossacks
