Borodino
Americannoun
noun
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I was absorbed by the stories of Natasha Rostov, Prince Andrei, and Pierre Bezukhov, and found the extremely long descriptions of fighting, especially of the Battle of Borodino, pretty boring, to be frank.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 13, 2019
For a patriotic game, I would have expected Borodino or Stalingrad.
From Forbes ● Oct. 11, 2013
Osprey Publishing and Aimer Media's book-app focuses on the battle of Borodino as Napoleon led his forces into battle against Imperial Russia.
From The Guardian ● May 20, 2013
Gen. Mikhail Kutusov of the Russian forces set up a defensive position in Borodino, about 70 miles west of Moscow.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2012
Has all the blood from Lodi and Arcola to Austerlitz and the Borodino been shed in vain?
From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by Cramb, J. A. (John Adam)
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