On this day the battle reached its climax. Finally realizing his danger. Kutusov began shifting his forces to his left. Napoleon opened the day with a poorly coordinated frontal assault on the Russian fortifications which was slaughtered. All day long, from 0600 on, he threw his troops against the Russian redoubts, gaining them several times, but never for long enough to destroy them before Russian counterattacks drove his troops out. Finally the Russians ran out of men, and refused to commit their Imperial Guard. They fell back from the French assaults, as nightfall approached. But the darkness ended the fighting, and the Russians stole away the following morning before the French closed with them. The exhausted French could not pursue.
Game Turns: 27 through 40.
French Decisive victory: Move 60 Combat Points of units off the east edge of the map between the two roads inclusive before the game ends. Once units are exited they may not return.
French Substantial victory: Russians must have twice as many or more Combat Point losses as the French, with a minimum of 40 Combat points.
French Marginal victory: occupy all redoubt hexes on the map at the end of the game.
Russian Marginal victory: Occupy all redoubt hexes at the end of the game that were on the east side of the Front Line at the beginning of the game.
Russian Substantial victory: French must have more Combat Point losses than the Russians at the end of the game.
Russian Decisive victory: Fulfill requirements of both Russian Marginal and Substantial victories.