Battle of Dahlenkirchen
| Battle of Dahlenkirchen | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
.jpg) Painting by Nikolay Samokish | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 French Empire Prussia |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jacques MacDonald Julius von Grawert |
Magnus Gustav von Essen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500 8 cannons[1] | 6,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 800[1] | 300[1] | ||||||
500km
300miles
300miles
Dahlenkirchen
Pultusk
15
Gorodeczno
14
Drohiczyn
13
Tauroggen
12
Riga
11
Tilsit
10
Warsaw
9
Berezina
8
Maloyaro-
slavets
slavets
7
Moscow
6
Borodino
5
Smolensk
4
Vitebsk
3
Vilna
2
Kowno
1
current battle
Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
The Battle of Dahlenkirchen took place on 22 August 1812, between French and allied troops, with a victory of the Russian army of about 6,000 against the French about 1,500 strong.[1]
Battle[edit]
On 22 August 1812 a Russian attack took place on the right wing of the Prussians at Dahlenkirchen and Olai, and at the same time on the left wing at Schlock and St.Annen. On the right wing, Colonel Horn was completely surprised, and after some resistance he had to retreat. Ultimately, the Prussians were able to stop the attacks, but they gave up Dahlenkirchen because they could not defend it.[2]
Aftermath[edit]
The unsuccessful siege of Riga went on.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Bodart 1908, p. 437.
- ^ Oesterreichischer Beobachter 2021.
References[edit]
- Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Oesterreichischer Beobachter (2021). "Ausländische Nachrichten" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
External sources[edit]
- Armeekorps (2021). "Tagebuch des königlich preussischen Armeekorps" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
In popular culture[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Battle of Dahlenkirchen at Wikimedia Commons
