Hist 343/250  Russia and the Soviet Union

Borodino Readings

This is an excerpt from Tolstoy's famous novel, War and Peace  It provides an insightful commentary on the nature of "coming to battle" at Borodino.


Consult this page for the maps.  Read more if you like.
http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Borodino_battle.htm


This is a brief account of the battle from the French side, by Heinrich Brandt, fighting with one of the Polish regiments in Napoleon's army.
http://www.anistor.co.hol.gr/english/enback/s052.htm