Battle of Smolensk

When

16 Aug 1812 – 18 Aug 1812

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.78° N, 32.05° E

Description

1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia

Battle of the French invasion of Russia

The Battle of Smolensk was the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia. It took place on 16–18 August 1812 and involved about 45,000 men of the Grande Armée under Emperor Napoleon I against about 30,000 Russian troops under General Barclay de Tolly. Napoleon occupied Smolensk by driving out Prince Pyotr Bagration's Second Army. The French artillery bombardment burned the city to the ground.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Smolensk: The Grande Armée (180,000 men) under Emperor Napoleon I defeats the Russian army on the road to Moscow”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Auf seinem Weg nach Moskau siegt das Heer Napoleon Bonapartes in der Schlacht um Smolensk über die russische Westarmee unter Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire française à la bataille de Smolensk”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “斯摩棱斯克戰役 (1812年)，法軍戰勝俄軍，但未完全摧毀其戰鬥力。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ロシア遠征：スモレンスクの戦い（ - 8月18日）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• French invasion of Russia24 Jun 1812 · War