7 September 1812 September 6, 2011 Author: Staff Battle of Borodino. Napoleon wins a victory over the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of Borodino. Famous Words of Inspiration..."We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams — Click here for more from John Adams No related posts. Categories: History Tags: 1812, 7 September