Battle of Ekau

Battle of Ekau (Iecava)
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; Theater of military operations
Date	19 July 1812
Location	Ekau, Russian Empire56°36′N 24°12′E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire Prussia;
Commanders and leaders
Friedrich von Löwis	Julius von Grawert ; Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf
Strength
3,000–4,000 men ; 10 guns	7,000 men ; 32 guns
Casualties and losses
600 killed, wounded and missing, 300 captured	minimal

The Battle of Ekau took place during the initial phase of the French invasion of Russia. Napoleon's troops from the X Corps of Marshal MacDonald, who had the advantage, defeated the troops of Alexander I defending under the command of General Löwis.

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Ekau

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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Prussian corps

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