Borodino village

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Borodino village is a historic Russian settlement best known as the site of the 1812 Battle of Borodino during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic settlement
rural locality
village
associatedWith Mikhail Kutuzov
Napoleon Bonaparte
battleCasualties very high casualties on both Russian and French sides
battleOutcome tactically inconclusive but strategically Russian defensive success
country Russia
dateOfMajorBattle 7 September 1812
distanceFromMoscow about 110 kilometers
hasMemorial Borodino military-historical museum-reserve
monuments to French soldiers of 1812
monuments to Russian soldiers of 1812
hasMuseum Borodino Panorama Museum (nearby in Moscow, dedicated to the battle)
hasNearbyRiver Kolocha River
heritageStatus protected historical site
historicalEventLocation Battle of Borodino
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars
knownFor Battle of Borodino
Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia
language Russian
locatedIn European Russia
Moscow Oblast
Mozhaysky District
locatedWestOf Moscow
partOf Borodino battlefield
significance one of the most important Napoleonic battlefields
timeZone Moscow Time
tourismType battlefield tourism
military history tourism

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Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery locatedNear Borodino village
Bagration fleches area locatedIn Borodino, Russia
linked to: Borodino village
Raevsky Redoubt area locatedIn Borodino, Moscow Oblast, Russia
linked to: Borodino village
Spaso-Borodino Monastery locatedNear Borodino village