Battle of Inkovo
| Battle of Inkovo | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Cossacks were an irregular Russian cavalry best suited for the attack of the enemy’s supply lines without joining a regular battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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French Empire Prussia Württemberg Duchy of Warsaw | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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General Sebastiani Eberhard Graf von Waldburg Wurzach (POW) | Matvei Platov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2nd Light Cavalry Division | Cossack corps | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 600–1,200 killed or wounded, 300–500 captured | 300 killed or wounded | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Inkovo
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 Inkovo took place on 8 August 1812, between the Cossack corps of General Platov and the 2nd Light Cavalry Division of General Sebastiani and ended as a minor Russian victory.