The Battle of Borodino

1. In which year did the Battle of Borodino take place?

A) 1814
B) 1805
C) 1811
D) 1812

2. Which two main armies fought in the Battle of Borodino?

A) Austrian and Ottoman
B) British and Russian
C) French and Prussian
D) French and Russian

3. Who was the French commander at the Battle of Borodino?

A) Jérôme Bonaparte
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Mikhail Kutuzov
D) Louis-Nicolas Davout

4. Which Russian general commanded the army during the battle?

A) Alexander Suvorov
B) Mikhail Kutuzov
C) Nikolai Raevsky
D) Pyotr Bagration

5. Which fortification was heavily defended by the Russians?

A) The Maloyaroslavets
B) The Great Redoubt
C) The Bagration Fleches
D) The Kutuzov Pillar

6. What major city was the French army advancing toward during the campaign?

A) Kiev
B) Moscow
C) Saint Petersburg
D) Warsaw

7. What was a significant historical consequence of the battle?

A) Formation of the Holy Alliance
B) Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars
C) Total destruction of the Russian military
D) Retreat of the French army from Moscow

8. What was the Russian strategy during the battle?

A) To retreat immediately
B) To hold their ground at all costs
C) To negotiate a truce
D) To launch an offensive on all fronts

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