Battle of Gorodechno
The Battle of Gorodechno took place between an army of the Austrian and Saxon allies of Napoleonic France under the command of the Prince of Schwarzenberg and Russian troops under Alexander Tormasov at Gorodechno, a town in Kobrinsky Uyezd, Grodno Governorate (now Pruzhany District, Brest Region in Belarus). The battle was ultimately won by France's allies when Tormasov was forced to retire.
| Battle of Gorodechno | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Attack of a Dragoon regiment on the French artillery (painting by Nikolay Samokish) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire |
Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alexander Tormasov | Prince of Schwarzenberg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,000 |
1,300 Austrians 930 Saxons | ||||||
500km
300miles
300miles
Pultusk
15
Gorodeczno
14
Drohiczyn
13
Tauroggen
12
Riga
11
Tilsit
10
Warsaw
9
Berezina
8
Maloyaro-
slavets
slavets
7
Moscow
6
Borodino
5
Smolensk
4
Vitebsk
3
Vilna
2
Kowno
1
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Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
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