The Russian army had outflanked the French and barred passage at Krasnoi. Napoleon called upon Davout and the Young Guard to hold a line that drove off Kutuzov's 50,000 troops.
Marshall Ney's corps, reduced to 9,000 men, formed the rear-guard. In the desperate attempt to fend off the Russians, his troops were decimated to only 800 men. In one month of fighting, the Russians had captured 90,000 men and 500 cannons.
Casualties
French: 5,000 and 8,000 missing; Russian:
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Last Updated Saturday, October 4, 1997.