Battle of Tarutino

Battle of Tarutino
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Battle of Tarutino, by Peter von Hess
Date 18 October 1812 Location Tarutino, Russian Empire 55°10′38″N 37°00′10″E / 55.17722°N 37.00278°E / 55.17722; 37.00278 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire Naples
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Kutuzov L. A. von Bennigsen (WIA) V. Orlov-Denisov C. G. Baggehufvudt †	Joachim Murat
Strength
90,000 in total[1] 36,000 engaged[2]	20,000[3]–26,000[4]
Casualties and losses
1,200–1,500[5][2][6] killed, wounded, captured or missing	2,000–4,500[7][8][9][5][3] killed, wounded, captured or missing 36–38 guns[2][5]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Tarutino

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

Smolensk

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

  

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The Battle of Tarutino (Russian: Тарутинское сражение) was a part of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. In the battle, Russian troops under the general command of Bennigsen (as part of Kutuzov's army), on instructions from Kutuzov, launched an attack and defeated French troops under the command of Joachim Murat.^[10][4] The battle is sometimes called the Battle of Vinkovo (French: Bataille de Winkowo) or the Battle of the Chernishnya (Russian: Сражение у реки Чернишни) after the local river. Many historians claim that the latter name is more fitting because the village of Tarutino was 8 km from the described events.