Battle of Borodino: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	September 7, 1812
Location	Moscow • Moskva River • Russian Empire
Participants	France • Russia

Key People

Jacques-Louis David: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

Napoleon I

emperor of France

Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov.

Mikhail Kutuzov

Russian military commander

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Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen

Russian general

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

World Wars

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A History of War

Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

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