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| Battle of Kaidanowo | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 French Empire Lithuanian Provisional Governing Commission Duchy of Warsaw Württemberg | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles de Lambert |
Franciszek Ksawery Kossecki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,800[1]-4,000[2] | 1,300[1]-2,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | 1,000[1]-2,000[2] | ||||||
500km
300miles
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Kaidanowo
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
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Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
The Battle of Kaidanowo was fought on Sunday, 15 November 1812, near the village of Kaidanowo, part of the Russian Empire at the time.[3] A Lithuanian,[4] Württembergian, and French force under General Franciszek Ksawery Kossecki of 1,300-2,000 was defeated by seasoned Russian forces led by General Charles de Lambert of about 3,800-4,000.[3][2][1]
- ^ a b c d clash-of-steel 2021.
- ^ a b c d Bodart 1908, p. 443.
- ^ a b Smith 2004, p. 147.
- ^ Pugačiauskas 2019, p. 33.