Voices from Russia: Battle of Borodino

(3 Battle of Borodino The Cossack cavalry's raid behind the enemy lines diverted part of the French troops that were attacking the Raevsky redoubt Platov The Battle of Borodino took place on September 7 (August 26 on the Julian calendar). It was the largest battle of the 1812 French invasion of Russia (the Patriotic War of 1812) and one of the bloodiest battles of the 19th century Uvarov Uvarov Gorki Platov Kutuzov's 1st army (Gen. Mikhail Barclay de Tolly) Borodino Borodino |headquarters Moscow Moscow Region Tatarinovo New Smolensk Road Kolocha River Raevsky's battery Fierce fighting for the Raevsky redoubt. Lasted until 4 p.m., when the French army finally took it Legend Russian army 2nd army (Gen. Pyotr Bagration) French army Shevardino Battle for Bagration's flèches*. The French army managed to capture these fortifications with heavy Infantry Cavalry 음 Artillery Bagration's fleches Napoleon's headquartersr casualties French attack ald Smolensk Rogd Bagration's counterattack Moscow Cossack raid Battle for the Utitsa Mound. Ended with the retreat of the Russian army Utitsa Position of ---- Rusian -Utitsa armies by the end of the battle: * Flèche is a kind of fortification in the shape of an obtuse angle Mound ---French Forces Infantry 172 Casualties (killed and injured), 86 in thousands of people in thousands of people 17,5 28 Cavalry Outcome of the battle Neither side achieved its aims and French Russians Artillery | 14 16 gained an advantage over the other: Napoleon did not defeat the Russian army, and Kutuzov did not 30-40 protect Moscow from invasion Cossacks 40-50 (including 23 generals) 7 (including 49 generals) Militia 10 RIANOVOSTI 2010 www.rian.ru ........ (3 Battle of Borodino The Cossack cavalry's raid behind the enemy lines diverted part of the French troops that were attacking the Raevsky redoubt Platov The Battle of Borodino took place on September 7 (August 26 on the Julian calendar). It was the largest battle of the 1812 French invasion of Russia (the Patriotic War of 1812) and one of the bloodiest battles of the 19th century Uvarov Uvarov Gorki Platov Kutuzov's 1st army (Gen. Mikhail Barclay de Tolly) Borodino Borodino |headquarters Moscow Moscow Region Tatarinovo New Smolensk Road Kolocha River Raevsky's battery Fierce fighting for the Raevsky redoubt. Lasted until 4 p.m., when the French army finally took it Legend Russian army 2nd army (Gen. Pyotr Bagration) French army Shevardino Battle for Bagration's flèches*. The French army managed to capture these fortifications with heavy Infantry Cavalry 음 Artillery Bagration's fleches Napoleon's headquartersr casualties French attack ald Smolensk Rogd Bagration's counterattack Moscow Cossack raid Battle for the Utitsa Mound. Ended with the retreat of the Russian army Utitsa Position of ---- Rusian -Utitsa armies by the end of the battle: * Flèche is a kind of fortification in the shape of an obtuse angle Mound ---French Forces Infantry 172 Casualties (killed and injured), 86 in thousands of people in thousands of people 17,5 28 Cavalry Outcome of the battle Neither side achieved its aims and French Russians Artillery | 14 16 gained an advantage over the other: Napoleon did not defeat the Russian army, and Kutuzov did not 30-40 protect Moscow from invasion Cossacks 40-50 (including 23 generals) 7 (including 49 generals) Militia 10 RIANOVOSTI 2010 www.rian.ru ........ (3 Battle of Borodino The Cossack cavalry's raid behind the enemy lines diverted part of the French troops that were attacking the Raevsky redoubt Platov The Battle of Borodino took place on September 7 (August 26 on the Julian calendar). It was the largest battle of the 1812 French invasion of Russia (the Patriotic War of 1812) and one of the bloodiest battles of the 19th century Uvarov Uvarov Gorki Platov Kutuzov's 1st army (Gen. Mikhail Barclay de Tolly) Borodino Borodino |headquarters Moscow Moscow Region Tatarinovo New Smolensk Road Kolocha River Raevsky's battery Fierce fighting for the Raevsky redoubt. Lasted until 4 p.m., when the French army finally took it Legend Russian army 2nd army (Gen. Pyotr Bagration) French army Shevardino Battle for Bagration's flèches*. The French army managed to capture these fortifications with heavy Infantry Cavalry 음 Artillery Bagration's fleches Napoleon's headquartersr casualties French attack ald Smolensk Rogd Bagration's counterattack Moscow Cossack raid Battle for the Utitsa Mound. Ended with the retreat of the Russian army Utitsa Position of ---- Rusian -Utitsa armies by the end of the battle: * Flèche is a kind of fortification in the shape of an obtuse angle Mound ---French Forces Infantry 172 Casualties (killed and injured), 86 in thousands of people in thousands of people 17,5 28 Cavalry Outcome of the battle Neither side achieved its aims and French Russians Artillery | 14 16 gained an advantage over the other: Napoleon did not defeat the Russian army, and Kutuzov did not 30-40 protect Moscow from invasion Cossacks 40-50 (including 23 generals) 7 (including 49 generals) Militia 10 RIANOVOSTI 2010 www.rian.ru ........ (3 Battle of Borodino The Cossack cavalry's raid behind the enemy lines diverted part of the French troops that were attacking the Raevsky redoubt Platov The Battle of Borodino took place on September 7 (August 26 on the Julian calendar). It was the largest battle of the 1812 French invasion of Russia (the Patriotic War of 1812) and one of the bloodiest battles of the 19th century Uvarov Uvarov Gorki Platov Kutuzov's 1st army (Gen. Mikhail Barclay de Tolly) Borodino Borodino |headquarters Moscow Moscow Region Tatarinovo New Smolensk Road Kolocha River Raevsky's battery Fierce fighting for the Raevsky redoubt. Lasted until 4 p.m., when the French army finally took it Legend Russian army 2nd army (Gen. Pyotr Bagration) French army Shevardino Battle for Bagration's flèches*. The French army managed to capture these fortifications with heavy Infantry Cavalry 음 Artillery Bagration's fleches Napoleon's headquartersr casualties French attack ald Smolensk Rogd Bagration's counterattack Moscow Cossack raid Battle for the Utitsa Mound. Ended with the retreat of the Russian army Utitsa Position of ---- Rusian -Utitsa armies by the end of the battle: * Flèche is a kind of fortification in the shape of an obtuse angle Mound ---French Forces Infantry 172 Casualties (killed and injured), 86 in thousands of people in thousands of people 17,5 28 Cavalry Outcome of the battle Neither side achieved its aims and French Russians Artillery | 14 16 gained an advantage over the other: Napoleon did not defeat the Russian army, and Kutuzov did not 30-40 protect Moscow from invasion Cossacks 40-50 (including 23 generals) 7 (including 49 generals) Militia 10 RIANOVOSTI 2010 www.rian.ru ........ (3 Battle of Borodino The Cossack cavalry's raid behind the enemy lines diverted part of the French troops that were attacking the Raevsky redoubt Platov The Battle of Borodino took place on September 7 (August 26 on the Julian calendar). It was the largest battle of the 1812 French invasion of Russia (the Patriotic War of 1812) and one of the bloodiest battles of the 19th century Uvarov Uvarov Gorki Platov Kutuzov's 1st army (Gen. Mikhail Barclay de Tolly) Borodino Borodino |headquarters Moscow Moscow Region Tatarinovo New Smolensk Road Kolocha River Raevsky's battery Fierce fighting for the Raevsky redoubt. Lasted until 4 p.m., when the French army finally took it Legend Russian army 2nd army (Gen. Pyotr Bagration) French army Shevardino Battle for Bagration's flèches*. The French army managed to capture these fortifications with heavy Infantry Cavalry 음 Artillery Bagration's fleches Napoleon's headquartersr casualties French attack ald Smolensk Rogd Bagration's counterattack Moscow Cossack raid Battle for the Utitsa Mound. Ended with the retreat of the Russian army Utitsa Position of ---- Rusian -Utitsa armies by the end of the battle: * Flèche is a kind of fortification in the shape of an obtuse angle Mound ---French Forces Infantry 172 Casualties (killed and injured), 86 in thousands of people in thousands of people 17,5 28 Cavalry Outcome of the battle Neither side achieved its aims and French Russians Artillery | 14 16 gained an advantage over the other: Napoleon did not defeat the Russian army, and Kutuzov did not 30-40 protect Moscow from invasion Cossacks 40-50 (including 23 generals) 7 (including 49 generals) Militia 10 RIANOVOSTI 2010 www.rian.ru ........