Battle of Mesoten
The Battle of Mesothen took place from 26–30 September to 1 October 1812, between the Russian Corps of Finland and the French-allied Prussian Auxiliary Corps. It was fought near the Latvian town of Mežotne (German: Mesothen), then part of the Courland Governorate.
| Battle of Mesothen | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Theater of military operations | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fabian Steinheil | Ludwig von Yorck | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 22,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000 | 1,250 | ||||||
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300miles
300miles
Mesoten
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
current battle
Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
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