Battle of Tarutino

Battle of Tarutino
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; Battle of Tarutino, by Peter von Hess
Date	18 October 1812
Location	Tarutino, Russian Empire55°10′38″N 37°00′10″E / 55.17722°N 37.00278°E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire; Duchy of Warsaw
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Kutuzov; L. A. von Bennigsen (WIA); V. Orlov-Denisov; C. G. Baggehufvudt †; Mikhail Miloradovich	Joachim Murat; Józef Poniatowski
Strength
90,000 in total; 36,000 engaged	20,000–26,000
Casualties and losses
1,200–1,500 killed, wounded, captured or missing	2,000–4,500 killed, wounded, captured or missing; 36–38 guns

French invasion of Russia

330km
205miles

Tarutino

15

Pultusk

14

Gorodeczno

13

Drohiczyn

12

Tauroggen

11

Riga

10

Tilsit

9

Warsaw

8

Berezina

7

6

Moscow

5

Borodino

4

Smolensk

3

Vitebsk

2

Vilna

1

Kowno

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The Battle of Tarutino (Russian: Тарутинское сражение) was a part of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. In the battle, Russian troops under the general command of Bennigsen (as part of Kutuzov's army), on instructions from Kutuzov, launched an attack and defeated French troops under the command of Joachim Murat. The battle is sometimes called the Battle of Vinkovo (French: Bataille de Winkowo) or the Battle of the Chernishnya (Russian: Сражение у реки Чернишни) after the local river. Many historians claim that the latter name is more fitting because the village of Tarutino was eight kilometres (5.0 mi) from the described events. In any event, the battle instigated the disastrous French retreat from Russia.