First Battle of Krasnoi

First Battle of Krasnoi
Part of the French invasion of Russia
The crossing of the Dniepr by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur
Date 14 August 1812 Location Krasnoi, southwest of Smolensk, Russian Empire 54°33′22″N 31°25′29″E / 54.55611°N 31.42472°E / 54.55611; 31.42472 Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Michel Ney	Dmitry Neverovsky[1]
Strength
13,000[2]	6,000-7,000[3][2]
Casualties and losses
500 killed, wounded or captured[3][2]	1,500 killed, wounded or captured[3][2]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Krasnoi

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 First Battle of Krasnoi was fought on 14 August between Ney's French troops and Neverovsky's Russian troops. It ended with a victory for the French, but the Russians retreated in good order to Smolensk.