Using the Marseillaise and the Tsarist national anthem to depict two armies, it uses bells, cannons, and a fireworks finale to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino.  
Its creator described it as "very loud and noisy," and admitted that he was only interested in the lucrative commission.  Composed for the consecration of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior for the 1882 Moscow Exhibition, it debuted on August 20th to immediate accolades, and was eventually made the composer's Opus number 49.  Using the Marseillaise and the Tsarist national anthem to depict two armies, it uses bells, cannons, and a fireworks finale to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino.  FTP, name this famous Tchaikovsky overture named for the year Borodino was fought.
Its creator described it as "very loud and noisy," and admitted that he was only interested in the lucrative commission.  
The {1812 Overture} in E-Flat Major