Napoleon Bonaparte was attempting to invade Russia to destroy the Russian Armies and teach the Tsar a lesson by capturing Moscow.
The Russians had mostly been retiring (A retrograde movement leaving scorched earth behind them.) before the French Army but decided to make a symbolic stand near Borodino in defense of their Capital city where they had erected some fortifications.
I would like to improve the answers as follows.
1) The battle of Borodino was not a symbolic stand but the outcome of the mounting protest of the Russian military establishment against the "evasive and wearying" strategy carried on by the Russian Commander Barclay de Tolly.
The protesters succeeded in convincing the Tsar to replace Barclay de Tolly with Kutuzov and make a strong stand.
2) The Capital City at that time was not Moscow but St. Petersburg.
Battle of Borodino happened on 1812-09-07.
Marshal of the Empire Jean-Baptiste Bessieres.
The four Russian Borodino class battleships during the battle of Tsushima in 1905 displaced about 15,000 tons fully loaded.
The Battle of Borodino.They used the tactics of scorched earth. And that rusland was very big. They set fire to their capital after napoleon marched in ther. And they used the harsh winter.
At the Battles of Austerlitz and Borodino.
The Battle of Uhud happened in March 11th 625 AD.
Battle at Borodino Field happened on 1941-10-13.
The poem "Borodino" was written by Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov in 1837. It commemorates the Battle of Borodino, which took place in 1812 during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
The Battle of Borodino.
Moscow - the Battle of Borodino, in 1812.
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was written for an anniversary celebration of the Russian victory over Napoleon at Borodino in that year.
Borodino
He won the Battle of Borodino but lost the War of the Russian Invasion.
Marshal of the Empire Jean-Baptiste Bessieres.
Battle of Trafalgar, Battle of Ulm, Battle of Austerlitz, Battle of Friedland, Peninsular War, Battle of Borodino, Battle of the Pyramids, Battle of the Nile and, Battle of Waterloo
Russian battleships Borodino, Alexander III, Orel, or Prince Suvorov (Flag). All of these pre-dreadnaughts were Borodino class battleships.
Borodino Hall was created in 1835.
The battle of Borodino occured September 7th, 1812 near the Russian village of Borodino between the armies of Imperial France and Russia. The battle was part of the French invasion of Russia and was the only real confrontation between the Armies on that campaign. The opposing commanders were the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Russian General Mikhail Kutuzov. After heavy casualties on both sides (Approx. 75,000 total casualties) the Russians withdrew the battlefield leaving the French in control. Known as the Bataille de la Moskowa (Battle of the Moskva River) by the French.