Battle of Vitebsk

Quand

26 juil. 1812 – 27 juil. 1812

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

55.18° N, 30.17° E

Description

1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia

1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia

The battle of Vitebsk, sometimes spelled Witepsk, was a military engagement that took place on 26 and 27 July 1812 during the French invasion of Russia. The battle put a French force, under the command of Emperor Napoleon I, in combat with Russian rearguard forces under General Pyotr Konovnitsyn and Peter von der Pahlen and ended with the Russian forces making a strategic retreat from the battlefield.

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