Battle of the Moskva

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The Battle of the Moskva, better known as the Battle of Borodino, was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, often regarded as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Borodino 2
Battle of Borodino 1
Battle of the Moskva canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle
battle
historical event
alsoKnownAs Battle of Borodino
belligerent First French Empire
Russian Empire
campaign 1812 Russian campaign
category 1812 in the Russian Empire
Battles involving France
Battles involving Russia
combatant Grande Armée
Imperial Russian Army
commander Mikhail Kutuzov
Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte

Pyotr Bagration
commemoratedBy Borodino Panorama Museum in Moscow
Borodino battlefield memorials
conflictIn Napoleonic Wars
countryAtTime Russian Empire
date 1812-09-07
followedBy Battle of Maloyaroslavets
French occupation of Moscow
fortificationsUsed Bagration flèches
Raevsky Redoubt
FrenchCasualtiesApprox about 30000–35000 killed, wounded, or missing
FrenchStrengthApprox around 130000–135000 troops engaged
front Western theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
hasAlternativeName Battle on the Moskva River
Borodino (battle)
hasTheatre Borodino battlefield
historicalPeriod early 19th century
isInChronology major engagement before the French entry into Moscow
location near Borodino, west of Moscow, Russian Empire
namedAfter Moskva River
near Moscow
notableFor one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars
very high casualties on both sides
partOf French invasion of Russia
precededBy Battle of Smolensk (1812)
linked to: Battle of Smolensk
primaryTheatreCommanderFrench Napoleon I
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
primaryTheatreCommanderRussian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov
relatedWork Leo Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace (depicts the battle)
linked to: War and Peace
result strategic French victory
tactically inconclusive
RussianCasualtiesApprox about 38000–45000 killed, wounded, or missing
RussianStrengthApprox around 120000–130000 troops engaged
strategicConsequence failed to destroy the Russian army
opened the road to Moscow for Napoleon
tacticalOutcome Russians withdrew from the field
year 1812

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Battle of Borodino alsoKnownAs Battle of the Moskva
Coalition Wars notableBattle Battle of Borodino
linked to: Battle of the Moskva
Pyotr Bagration burialPlace Borodino
linked to: Battle of the Moskva
Mikhail Lermontov notableWork Borodino
linked to: Battle of the Moskva
Battle of the Moskva hasAlternativeName Battle on the Moskva River
linked to: Battle of the Moskva
Battle of the Moskva hasAlternativeName Borodino (battle)
linked to: Battle of the Moskva