Battle of Shevardino
| Battle of Shevardino | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
The Attack of the Shevardino Redoubt by Nikolay Samokish, 1910 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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French Empire Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 36,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Shevar-
dino
dino
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 Shevardino took place on 5 September 1812 (24 August = old style), between French and Russian troops, with a victory of the French army.