Napoleon Bonaparte & The 1812 Battle of Borodino

After a brutal 12-hour battle at Borodino, both Napoleon's French army and Kutuzov's Russian army suffered significant losses. The Russians lost 43,000 men, including 23 generals, while the French lost an estimated 40,000 soldiers, with many regiments severely depleted. The aftermath of the battle was marked by chaos and destruction, with wounded soldiers left to die on the battlefield or in makeshift hospitals. Despite his army's losses, Kutuzov successfully withdrew from the field, allowing Napoleon to enter Moscow, only to find it burned and ruined. Napoleon's failure to defeat the Russians ultimately led to his downfall, as he was forced to retreat and eventually lost control of Europe to the Russian-led coalition.