Battle of Saltanovka

Battle of Saltanovka
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; General Rayevsky leading his men into combat at the battle of Saltanovka, painting by Nikolay Samokish (1912)
Date	23 July 1812
Location	Saltanovka, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire53°54′00″N 30°20′00″E / 53.9000°N 30.3333°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis-Nicolas Davout	Pyotr Bagration; Nikolay Raevsky
Units involved
Elements of I Corps	VII Infantry Corps
Strength
21,500–28,000 men 22,000 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 55 guns	17,000–20,000 men; 90 guns
Casualties and losses
1,200 killed, wounded and missing	2,548 killed, wounded and missing

French invasion of Russia

330km
205miles

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14

Gorodeczno

13

Drohiczyn

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Tauroggen

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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 Saltanovka, also known as the Battle of Mogilev (French: Bataille de Mogilev), took place on 23 July 1812 during the early stages of the 1812 French invasion of Russia.