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Events on Monday 7 September 1812 1
1812Battle of BorodinoBloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars, fought west of MoscowOn 7 September 1812 French and Russian armies clashed at Borodino in the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars. Both sides suffered roughly 70,000 casualties combined, and though Napoleon claimed victory, the Russian army withdrew intact. The battle later became the centerpiece of Tolstoy's "War and Peace."