On this day, 213 years ago, September 7, 1812 (August 2, 1812 in the lunar calendar), the decisive battle of Russia Borodino marked the beginning of the fall of Napoleon's army. Battle of Borodino On September 7, 1812, an unprecedentedly fierce war took place in Borodino, about 120 kilometers west of Moscow. The two sides of the war were the French army led by the famous French strategist Napoleon, and the Russian army led by the famous Russian strategist Kutuzov. The battle was very cruel. In just one day, the French army suffered more than 50,000 casualties and the Russian army suffered more than 44,000 casualties. In history, this war is commonly called the "Battle of Borodino". On June 12, 1812, Napoleon led more than 500,000 troops to fight Russia without declaring it. At that time, the Russian army had only 180,000 people and retreated without fighting. The French army drove straight in, and a large area of Russia was occupied by the French army. On August 8, the Russian Emperor appointed Kutuzov as commander-in-chief in the fight against the French army. After Kutuzov took office, he did not fight the enemy to the death. Instead, he withdrew his troops to the vicinity of Borodino, made careful arrangements, and selected this place as the place for the decisive battle. At dawn on September 7, the sound of guns rumbled and the decisive battle in Borodino began. The French army has more than 130,000 troops, and the Russian army has about 120,000 troops. Kutuzov organized his army into four groups: right wing, center, left wing and reserve. The center and right wing group armies were the main force, and the reserve troops were behind the right wing. This made it difficult for Napoleon to break through from both wings. Napoleon was also aware of this and had to use a frontal attack in the hope of breaking through the line of defense at Bagratan and inserting it behind the Russian army, thus opening the door to Moscow. From about 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., the French army launched seven attacks, but were all repelled by the Russian army. At about 12 o'clock, the French army began its eighth attack on Bagra-en-Fort. Napoleon concentrated 45,000 men and 400 artillery pieces to deal with the 18,000 men and 360 artillery pieces in the Russian 1.5-kilometer defense zone. The two sides met in close combat and the battle was fierce. There were corpses everywhere around and near the fort. The French army paid huge casualties before occupying the fort, and then launched a new attack. At this critical moment, Tutuzov decisively sent two troops to detour to the left and right wings of the French army to carry out a surprise attack, forcing the French army to postpone the attack time. Kutuzov used this time to redeploy troops and strengthen the center and left wings of the Russian army. The battle lasted until 1800 hours, and the Russian troops still held their positions. Napoleon had to abandon the occupied Russian fortifications and withdraw his troops to where they were. The Battle of Borodino marked the beginning of the fall of Napoleon's "great army." This is a fierce battle in the history of human warfare. Napoleon later wrote: "Of the battles in my life, the one that scared me the most was the Battle under Moscow. "Artillery Position in the Battle of Borodino Museum in the Battle of Artillery in the" Battle of Battle of Battle "