Latest Version: 1.00

Borodino is a tactical level Napoleonic simulation game using the Waterloo Campaign engine.

Game scale: Squares represent 100 yards, units are battalions.

The French armies has been reduced in strength by over half without a single decisive battle. Unfortunately for the Czar, Napoleon had come nearly two-thirds of the way from the Nieman river to Moscow. Dissatisfied with the failure of Barclay to stop the French advance, Alexander removed him and replaced him with Marshal Prince Kutuzov on 20 August 1812. Kutuzov realized his position was not strong when he joined the army on 29 August and so continued the Russian retreat.

The French continued to weaken while the Russians grew in strength. Napoleon now had 135,00 men and 587 guns. Realizing his lines of communication and supply were gravely over-extended, Napoleon decided to press on toward Moscow instead of over-wintering at Smolensk. By moving farther into the heart of Russia, Kutuzov was reinforced by additional reserves. His army increased to 132,000 men and 624 guns.

===== 7 September 1812 =====

Kutuzov finally made a stand at Borodino, some 60 miles outside Moscow. His troops numbered 72,000 men, 17,000 Cossacks and militia, 18,00 cavalry, and 640 guns. The Russians were deeply entrenched in three strong positions on high ground astride the Moscow road and along the Kolotza river near Borodino and south to Utitsa. The Great Redoubt in the center was defended by 27 cannons.

With a force of some 86,000 men, 2,800 cavalry, and 587 guns, Napoleon began with an artillery bombardment at 6 a.m. from two miles away to the west. Davout led the assault on the Russian left wing. The battle raged for three hours with positions moving back and forth over the village Schwardino. The French 5th Corps took the village of Utitsa, but could not progress. In the mid-afternoon Napoleon and Eugene's 5th Corps pushed the Russians back and took the Great Redoubt, though Bagration retook it. Napoleon concentrated some 200 guns on the redoubt and took it again. The Russians counter-attacked but could not take the position. Murat threw away his cuirassiers in a foolish attack. During the fighting Napoleon left the battlefield. The contest continued until dark, when the French moved back to their initial position and the Russians, exhausted, retired to a second ridge behind their original lines. Under cover of darkness, the Russians retreated to Moscow.

Over the course of the fifteen hour battle both sides fired an average of 15,000 rounds per hour from the almost 1,200 guns. Technically a French victory, the battle helped the Russian cause since the French did not crush the Russians nor defeat Kutuzov but allowed him to retreat in good order.

Borodino has the following features:

• Battalion level conflict, command hundreds of unit!
• Great new graphics, see hedge rows, streams, chateaux, and smoke clouds hang over the battlefield.
• Skirmishers!
• All the commanders down to the Division level are present.
• Command your units as groups. You can move hundreds of units with a click of the mouse.
• Capture enemies flags. Increase the pride of your troops when they carry back enemy flags from a mlee.
• Move units in formation by simply clicking where you want them to move to.
• Multiple units per square.
• Play either side and even switch sides in the middle of a battle.
• The units are fully editable. Add or remove any unit from any battle. Change the characteristics of any unit.
• Elegant, effortless interface. Lots of new interface features to help you understand your army and how to win.
• Rich historical content.
• Outstanding sound, hear the charge, cannons roar, and cavalry pound past your position.

System Requirements

MAC OS 7 or better, OSX version requires OSX 10.2 or better CD-ROM Drive 10MB Hard Drive 8MB Memory Screen Requirements: Color, 12" minimum CPU: 68030 or better, PPC