Battle of Gorodechno
1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Gorodechno took place between an army of the Austrian and Saxon allies of Napoleonic France under the command of the Prince of Schwarzenberg and Russian troops under Alexander Tormasov at Gorodechno, a town in Kobrinsky Uyezd, Grodno Governorate (now Pruzhany District, Brest Region in Belarus). The battle was ultimately won by France's allies when Tormasov was forced to retire.[3][4]
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Battle of Gorodechno | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Attack of a Dragoon regiment on the French artillery (painting by Nikolay Samokish) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire |
Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Tormasov | Prince of Schwarzenberg | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000[1] | 40,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000[1] |
1,300 Austrians[2] 930 Saxons[2] |
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