First Battle of Polotsk
1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the First Battle of Polotsk, which took place on 17–18 August 1812, Russian troops under the command of Peter Wittgenstein fought French and Bavarian troops led by Nicolas Oudinot near the city of Polotsk, halting Oudinot's advance toward Saint Petersburg.[5] The First Battle of Polotsk should be distinguished from the Second Battle of Polotsk which took place during the same campaign two months later.[6]
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First Battle of Polotsk | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Belarusian Polatsak (Połacak) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Empire Kingdom of Bavaria | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Nicolas Oudinot (WIA) | Peter Wittgenstein | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000–44,000 men[1][2][3] 150 guns[4][1] |
17,000–20,000 men[1][2][3] 98 guns[4][1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,500–6,000[4][1][3] |
1,800–5,500 killed and wounded[1][4][3] 1,200–1,500 captured[4][3] 14 guns[4][3] |
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