The Battle of Borodino

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. Which fortification was heavily defended by the Russians?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the Russian strategy during the battle?

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

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