Battle of Kobrin

Battle of Kobrin (Kobryn)
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; Theater of military operations
Date	27 July 1812
Location	Kobrin, Russian Empire; present-day Kobryn, Belarus52°12′58″N 24°21′59″E / 52.21611°N 24.36639°E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Kingdom of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Tormasov; Yefim Tschaplitz; Karl Lambert	Jean Reynier; H. von Klengel
Units involved
Third Reserve Army of Observation	VII Corps
Strength
44,000 ; 12,000 participated	15,000; 2,600 participated
Casualties and losses
600 killed or wounded	300 killed or wounded; 2,300 captured; 8 guns & 4 standards

French invasion of Russia

330km
205miles

Kobrin

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

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The Battle of Kobrin, or the Battle of Kobryn, took place on 27 July 1812 between the Russian and Saxon forces in the city of Kobrin (Kobryn) at the initial stage of the French invasion of Russia. The battle was a clear victory of the Russian forces.