Battle of Dahlenkirchen

Battle of Dahlenkirchen
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; Painting by Nikolay Samokish
Date	22 August 1812
Location	village southeast of Riga on the left bank of the Daugava, Russian Empire56.9428°N 24.0966°E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
French Empire; Prussia	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jacques MacDonald; Julius von Grawert	Magnus Gustav von Essen
Strength
1,500; 8 cannons	6,000
Casualties and losses
800	300

The Battle of Dahlenkirchen took place on 22 August 1812, between French and allied troops, with a victory of the Russian army of about 6,000 against the French about 1,500 strong.

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Dahlenkirchen

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

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