Battle of Dahlenkirchen
| Battle of Dahlenkirchen | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Painting by Nikolay Samokish | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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French Empire Prussia | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jacques MacDonald Julius von Grawert | Magnus Gustav von Essen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500 8 cannons | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 800 | 300 | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Dahlenkirchen
15
Pultusk
14
Gorodeczno
13
Drohiczyn
12
Tauroggen
11
Riga
10
Tilsit
9
Warsaw
8
Berezina
7
Maloyaro-
slavets
slavets
6
Moscow
5
Borodino
4
Smolensk
3
Vitebsk
2
Vilna
1
Kowno
current battle
Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
The Battle of Dahlenkirchen took place on 22 August 1812, between French and allied troops, with a victory of the Russian army of about 6,000 against the French about 1,500 strong.