The Battle of Borodino began at dawn on September 7, 1812. A barrage from 102 French cannon sparked the beginning, followed by an assault on the village of Borodino by Prince Eugène de Beauharnais.

On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest ... They all put on clean white underwear and went into battle. The battle of Borodino was a brutal slug-fest. Napoleon threw his enormous ...

BORODINO, Moscow region ... There are some valuable documents on display, among them maps dating back to 1812, memoirs of battle participants and a Napoleon’s marshal report with comments ...

In 1812, Napoleon's Army invades Russia ... to watch the upcoming confrontation between the armies. During the Battle of Borodino, he volunteers to assist in an artillery battery.