Battle of Ekau

Battle of Ekau (Iecava)
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; The Battle of Eckau on 19 July 1812. Painting by August Friedrich Andreas Campe
Date	19 July 1812
Location	Ekau, Russian Empire56°36′N 24°12′E / 56.600°N 24.200°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire Prussia;
Commanders and leaders
Friedrich von Löwis	Julius von Grawert ; Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf
Strength
3,000–4,000 men ; 10 guns	7,000 men ; 32 guns
Casualties and losses
600 killed, wounded and missing, 300 captured	Minimal

330km
205miles

Ekau

15

Pultusk

14

Gorodeczno

13

Drohiczyn

12

Tauroggen

11

Riga

10

Tilsit

9

Warsaw

8

Berezina

7

Maloyaro-
slavets

6

Moscow

5

Borodino

4

Smolensk

3

Vitebsk

2

Vilna

1

Kowno

current battle

Prussian corps

Napoleon

Austrian corps

The Battle of Ekau took place during the initial phase of the French invasion of Russia. Napoleon's troops from the X Corps of Marshal MacDonald, who had the advantage, defeated the troops of Alexander I defending under the command of General Friedrich von Löwis of Menar.