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(A picture of a painting)An artist's representation of the battle for Smolensk, during the French troops' approach to Moscow. Smolensk is about half way from the current Russian border to Moscow.

(A picture of map)This map shows the advancement of Napoleon's troops into Russia. French movements are shown in black and Russian in gold.

(A picture of figurines) (A picture of a figurine) (A picture of figurines) Figurines of soldiers

(A picture of map)This map shows the placement of troops for the battle of Borodino. Infantry, cavalry and artillery were all used during the battle. I didn't find a key to say which symbol is which, but French troops are shown in black and Russian in gold.


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