Battle of Ostrovno
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| Battle of Ostrovno | |||||||
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| Part of French invasion of Russia (1812) | |||||||
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| Russian Empire | First French Empire | ||||||
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| General Ostermann-Tolstoy | Joachim Murat, King of Naples | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 14,000 - 20,000 troops | 22,000 to 28,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners, eight guns |
3,300 | ||||||
| Napoleon's invasion of Russia |
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| Ostrovno – Klyastitsy – Smolensk – 1st Polotsk – Valutino – Borodino – Tarutino – Maloyaroslavets – 2nd Polotsk – Czasniki – Vyazma – Smoliani – Krasnoi – Berezina |
The Battle of Ostrovno took place on July 25 and 26 1812, between the French corps of Marshal Ney and Prince Eugene, with Marshal Murat's cavalry, and the Russian corps of Count Alexander Osterman and Pyotr Konovnitsyn. The Russians repelled the attacks of the outnumbering enemy, giving Barclay de Tolly a three-day advantage over the French. Russian forces lost 3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners and eight guns. French losses were about the same.
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