Estimates of opposing forces in the Battle of Borodino
Following are major historians' or writers' estimates of the sizes of the opposing armies in the battle of Borodino, with the years in which those estimates were made.[1]
| Source | French | Russian | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buturlin | 190,000 | 132,000 | 1824 |
| Ségur | 130,000 | 120,000 | 1824 |
| Chambray | 133,819 | 130,000 | 1825 |
| Fain | 120,000 | 133,500 | 1827 |
| Clausewitz | 130,000 | 120,000 | 1830s |
| Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky | 160,000 | 128,000 | 1839 |
| Bogdanovich | 130,000 | 120,800 | 1859 |
| Marbot | 140,000 | 160,000 | 1860 |
| Burton | 130,000 | 120,800 | 1914 |
| Garnich | 130,665 | 119,300 | 1956 |
| Tarle | 130,000 | 127,800 | 1962 |
| Grunwald | 130,000 | 120,000 | 1963 |
| Beskrovny | 135,000 | 126,000 | 1968 |
| Chandler | 156,000 | 120,800 | 1966 |
| Thiry | 120,000 | 133,000 | 1969 |
| Holmes | 130,000 | 120,800 | 1971 |
| Duffy | 133,000 | 125,000 | 1972 |
| Tranié | 127,000 | 120,000 | 1981 |
| Nicolson | 128,000 | 106,000 | 1985 |
| Troitsky | 134,000 | 154,800 | 1988 |
| Vasilyev | 130,000 | 155,200 | 1997 |
| Smith | 133,000 | 120,800 | 1998 |
| Zemtsov | 127,000 | 154,000 | 1999 |
| Hourtoulle | 115,000 | 140,000 | 2000 |
| Bezotosny | 135,000 | 150,000 | 2004 |
References
- ^ Mikaberidze, p.50
- Mikaberidze, Alexander. The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov. London: Pen & Sword, 2007.
- Grunwald, Constantin de (1964). La campagne de Russie. R. Julliard.
- Васильев; Елисеев (1997). Русские соединённые армии при Бородине 24-26 августа 1812 года. Moscow: Музей-панорама Бородинская битва.