Battle of Borodino largest battle of the war of 1812

 

Borodino village of the Mozhaisk region of the Moscow region, Russia, located 13 km west of Mozhaisk.

The Battle of Borodino – the largest battle of the war of 1812 between the Russian army under the command of General of Infantry Mikhail Kutuzov and the French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte. There was August 26, 1812 near the village of Borodino, 125 kilometers west of Moscow.