Battle of Wolkowisk

Battle of Wolkowisk
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Napoleon's retreat by Vasily Vereshchagin
Date 14–16 November 1812 Location Wolkowisk (Volkovysk), Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire 53°10′N 24°28′E / 53.167°N 24.467°E / 53.167; 24.467 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Osten-Sacken	Schwarzenberg
Strength
27,000[1]	35,000[1]
Casualties and losses
4,000[1]	1,800[1]

French invasion of Russia

330km
205miles

Wolkowisk

15

Pultusk

14

Gorodeczno

13

Drohiczyn

12

Tauroggen

11

Riga

10

Tilsit

9

Warsaw

8

Berezina

7

Maloyaro-
slavets

6

Moscow

5

Borodino

4

Smolensk

3

Vitebsk

2

Vilna

1

Kowno

   

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The Battle of Wolkowisk (Volkovysk) took place 14–16 November 1812 near the village of Wolkowisk, where 35,000 Austrian, Saxon and French soldiers under Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg defeated 27,000 Russian soldiers under Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken.^[1]