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The Battle Of Borodino, Borodino, to the west of Moscow. The battle will inspire Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture which depicts the military action in music. The triumphant main theme from the 1812 Overture will, in its turn, inspire the opening guitar riff for the 1966 hit single Night Of Fear by The
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French forces under Napoleon defeat Russian forces commanded by General Mikhail Kutuzov, with the loss of up to 100,000 soldiers, at Tweet this Fact