Battle of Wolkowisk
1812 battle during Napoleon's invasion of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Wolkowisk (Volkovysk) took place 14–16 November 1812 near the village of Wolkowisk, where 35,000 Austrian, Saxon and French soldiers under Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg defeated 27,000 Russian soldiers under Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken.[1]
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Battle of Wolkowisk | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Napoleon's retreat by Vasily Vereshchagin | |||||||
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Russian Empire |
Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony French Empire | ||||||
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Osten-Sacken | Schwarzenberg | ||||||
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27,000[1] | 35,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000[1] | 1,800[1] |
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