Battle of Ostrovno

Battle of Ostrovno
Part of the French invasion of Russia

Battle of Ostrovno by Albrecht Adam
Date25 July 1812
Location55°08′20″N 29°51′19″E / 55.1390°N 29.8554°E / 55.1390; 29.8554
Result French victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Kingdom of Naples
French Empire
Commanders and leaders
A. Ostermann-Tolstoy Joachim Murat
Étienne de Nansouty
Strength

2 infantry divisions
1 cavalry
66 guns

14,000

1 infantry division
2 battalions
32 squadrons

23,000
Casualties and losses
2,500 killed 3,000
330km
205miles
Ostrovno
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
3
2
Vilna
1
Kowno
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The Battle of Ostrovno (French: Combat d'Ostrowno) was a military engagement that took place on 25 July 1812, between French forces under the command of King of Naples Joachim Murat and Russian forces under General Ostermann-Tolstoy and ended with the Russian forces retreating from the battlefield.