3493 x 5242 px | 29,6 x 44,4 cm | 11,6 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
20 juin 2008
Lieu:
Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Borodino, Kutuzov Avenue, Moscow, Russia, Europe
Informations supplémentaires:
The Battle of Borodino fought on September 7, 1812, was the largest and bloodiest single-day action of the Napoleonic Wars, involving more than 250, 000 troops and resulting in at least 70, 000 casualties. The French Grande Armée under Emperor Napoleon I attacked the Imperial Russian army of General Mikhail Kutuzov near the village of Borodino, west of the town of Mozhaysk, and eventually captured the main positions on the battlefield, but failed to destroy the Russian army. About a third of Napoleon's soldiers were killed or wounded. The Russians' losses were even heavier, but with a large population and the campaign taking place on their own soil, they could more easily replace them. The battle itself ended in disengagement, but strategic considerations and the losses incurred forced the Russians to withdraw on the next day. The battle at Borodino was a pivotal point in the campaign, since it was the last offensive action fought by Napoleon in Russia. By withdrawing, the Russian army preserved its military potential and eventually forced Napoleon out of the country. In this photo : Pyotr Gavrilovich Likhachev (1758-1813) - Major-General of the Russian Imperial Army, the hero of the battle of Borodino. Count (since 1819) Peter Petrovich Konovnitsyn (1764-1822) - a general from the infantry, in 1815-1819. Minister of War of the Russian Empire.
