Battle of Chashniki

Battle of Chashniki
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Napoleon's withdrawal from Russia, painting by Adolph Northen
Date 31 October 1812 Location Chashniki (Czasniki), Russian Empire 54°45′N 29°15′E / 54.750°N 29.250°E / 54.750; 29.250 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Peter Wittgenstein Lev Yashvil	Claude Victor
Strength
30,000, of whom 11,000 were involved	36,000, of whom 10,000 to 18,000 were involved
Casualties and losses
400	1,200

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Chashniki

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

Maloyaro-
slavets

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

  

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The Battle of Chashniki (Russian: Бой под Чашниками; Belarusian: Бой пад Чашнікамі; Lithuanian: Čašnikų mūšis), sometimes also called the Battle of Czasniki, was fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, on 31 October 1812, between Russian forces under General Wittgenstein, and the French Army, commanded by Marshal Victor. This battle was a failed effort by the French to reestablish their northern "Dvina Line", which had crumbled as a result of Wittgenstein's victory at the Second battle of Polotsk just two weeks earlier.