Battle of Mir (1812)

Battle of Mir (1812)
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; Cossack cavalry deployed at Mir (by V. Mazurovsky)
Date	9–10 July 1812
Location	Mir, Russian Empire53°27′N 26°28′E / 53.450°N 26.467°E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Warsaw	Russia
Commanders and leaders
A. Rożniecki	Matvei Platov ; Dmitry V. Vasilchikov
Strength
3,600 men (1,300 on the 1st day), 3 guns: ; 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 11th, 15th, and 16th Uhlan Regiments; Polish 4th Chasseurs; One horse battery;	8,500 men (3,500 on the 1st day), 12 guns: ; Eleven Cossack regiments (5,000 men); Two Don Cossack batteries, two horse batteries; Akhtyrka Hussars, Kiev and New Russia Dragoons, Lithuanian Uhlans (2,500 men); 5th Jaegers (1,000 men);
Casualties and losses
308 (1st day); 500–600 (2nd day); 808–908 total losses, including 256 taken prisoner	25 (1st day); Totally around 180 dead and wounded, including two colonels killed

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Mir

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

Maloyaro-
slavets

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

Smolensk

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

current battle

Prussian corps

Napoleon

Austrian corps

The Battle of Mir took place on 9 and 10 July 1812 during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Three Polish Lancers divisions battled against Russian cavalry, ending in the first major Russian victory in the war.^[8]

^ ^a ^b Smith 1998, p. 483.
^ ^a ^b Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. pp. 15–16.
^ ^a ^b Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. p. 25.
^ Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. pp. 25, 18.
^ ^a ^b Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. p. 18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. p. 16.
^ Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. pp. 25–26.
^ napoleon-series 2021.

[FOOTNOTESmith1998483-1] Smith 1998, p. 483.

[Kharkevich-2] Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. pp. 15–16.

[Kharkevich_2-3] Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. p. 25.

[Kharkevich_3-4] Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. pp. 25, 18.

[Kharkevich_4-5] Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. p. 18.

[Kharkevich_5-6] Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. p. 16.

[Kharkevich_6-7] Kharkevich, Vladimir (1901). (in Russian) Platov's actions in the rearguard of Bagration in 1812: cavalry battles at Mir and Romanov. pp. 25–26.

[FOOTNOTEnapoleon-series2021-8] -series 2021.

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