. This battle marks the ⢄nal narrowing prior to the color change in an infographic created by Charles Joseph Minard. A
The day before this battle, the winning commander received François Gérard's (zheh-RAHRD's) portrait of his young son, which that commander set up outside his tent for his generals to admire. Auguste de Caulaincourt (koh-lahn-KOOR) died in a cavalry charge that captured this battle's central defensive structure, the Raevsky ("rye"-EV-ski) Redoubt. This battle marks the ⢄nal narrowing prior to the color change in an infographic created by Charles Joseph Minard. Arrowhead-shaped earthworks called ⧔èches ("flesh") were created for this battle by Pyotr Bagration, who was mortally wounded during it. One commander's refusal to commit his Imperial Guard may have been a critical mistake in this battle, which was a pyrrhic victory over Mikhail Kutuzov. For 10 points, name this 1812 battle that marked the climax of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
The day before this battle, the winning commander received François Gérard's (zheh-RAHRD's) portrait of his young son, which that commander set up outside his tent for his generals to admir
Battle of Borodino