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Event war Europe

Battle of Borodino

1812 CE

The bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars, opening the road to Moscow but costing Napoleon irreplaceable troops.

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Standing in 1812 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE Acapulco Landmark · Americas 1565 CE – 1815 CE Rio de Janeiro Landmark · Americas 1565 CE – still standing Manila Galleon Trade Trade route · East Asia 1565 CE – 1815 CE

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