Question: who won the battle of borodino in 1812
Answer: 817 Result French tactical victory Territorial changes Napoleon captures Moscow Belligerents France Duchy of Warsaw Italy Confederation of the Rhine Russian Empire Commanders and leaders Napoleon Michel Ney Joachim Murat Louis - Nicolas Davout Eugène de Beauharnais Józef Poniatowski Mikhail Kutuzov Pyotr Bagration ( DOW ) Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Strength 130,000 -- 190,000 men 587 guns 120,000 -- 160,000 men 624 guns Casualties and losses 28,000 -- 35,000 dead , wounded and captured ( inc.