When Russia and France renewed their hostilities in 1812, he was given command of the 2nd Russian Army in the West. Although his troops were defeated by the French at Mogilev and separated from the main Russian army in July, he saved them from destruction and rejoined the main force in August. On 7 September 1812, at the Battle of Borodino, near Moscow, Bagration commanded the left wing of the Russian forces and was fatally wounded. [1]
