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• n  Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army

• Borodino

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• This Day in History
  In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte’s troops entered Moscow following the Battle of Borodino to find the Russian city largely abandoned and parts set ablaze. In 1829, the Treaty of Adrianople was signed, ending war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
  Sept. 14, 2013 - San Mateo Daily Journal