War and Peace Volume 3, Part 2, Chapter 28 Summary

Who won the battle of Borodino? And who lost it? Was it Napoleon?
Not really. He didn’t shoot at anyone or kill anyone.
Why did Napoleon lose? Was it because he had a bad cold and couldn’t think straight?
Not really, since his will and his plans are nothing compared to the randomness of actual battle.
French soldiers went and killed Russian soldiers. Russian soldiers went and killed French soldiers. In the end, Napoleon was simply a representative of the power of his troops – basically a symbol.