Anaxagoras
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IOTL, the Battle of Borodino was a bloody mess but ended essentially as a stalemate, with the French claiming victory only because the Russians withdrew from the field at the end of the day. Napoleon suffered horrendous losses, and the Russian army was still a force to be reckoned with.
What if, instead, Napoleon had won the Battle of Borodino in a crushing and decisive manner, similar to his victories at Austerlitz or Friedland? In other words, what if he had defeated the Russian army so completely that it ceased to exist as a fighting force?
Would the end result have been more or less the same as IOTL, with Napoleon eventually retreating and having his army melt away in the snow? Or would such a decisive victory convince Alexander I to sue for peace, or allow Napoleon to winter safely in Moscow, thus changing the entire equation?
What if, instead, Napoleon had won the Battle of Borodino in a crushing and decisive manner, similar to his victories at Austerlitz or Friedland? In other words, what if he had defeated the Russian army so completely that it ceased to exist as a fighting force?
Would the end result have been more or less the same as IOTL, with Napoleon eventually retreating and having his army melt away in the snow? Or would such a decisive victory convince Alexander I to sue for peace, or allow Napoleon to winter safely in Moscow, thus changing the entire equation?