7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁invasion ▁of ▁Russia . ▁The ▁Bor od ino ▁Battle field ▁() ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Bor od ino ▁War ▁and ▁History ▁Museum ▁and ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁reserved ▁area ▁is ▁; ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁protected ▁zone ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁Arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Bor od ino ▁was ▁settled ▁around ▁ 5 0 0 ▁BC ▁by ▁Finn ish , ▁and ▁then ▁S lav ic ▁tribes . ▁The ▁well - pres erved ▁earth works ▁of ▁a ▁fort ▁d ating ▁from ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁BC , ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁G ork i , ▁represent ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁military - histor ical ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁Bor od ino ▁area . ▁However , ▁the ▁earliest ▁written ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bor od ino ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Bor od ino ' s ▁lands ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Moscow ▁princip ality ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁and ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁boundary ▁with ▁Lith uan ian ▁territory ▁along ▁the ▁old ▁Sm ol ensk ▁road . ▁The ▁pe as ants ▁far ming ▁the ▁land ▁cultiv ated ▁winter ▁r ye , ▁spring ▁bar ley , ▁o ats , ▁summer ▁whe at , ▁fla x , ▁h emp ▁and ▁bu ck w he at . ▁The ▁far ms ▁were ▁ass essed ▁as ▁" f air " ▁to ▁" aver age