Battle of Ostrovno

Battle of Ostrovno
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; Battle of Ostrovno by Albrecht Adam
Date	25 July 1812
Location	Ostrovno, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Astrowna, Belarus)55.1390°N 29.8554°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Kingdom of Naples; French Empire
Commanders and leaders
A. Ostermann-Tolstoy	Joachim Murat; Étienne de Nansouty
Strength
2 infantry divisions; 1 cavalry; 66 guns; 14,000	1 infantry division; 2 battalions; 32 squadrons 23,000
Casualties and losses
2,500	3,000

The Battle of Ostrovno (French: Combat d'Ostrowno) was a military engagement that took place on 25 July 1812, between French forces under the command of King of Naples Joachim Murat and Russian forces under General Ostermann-Tolstoy and ended with the Russian forces retreating from the battlefield.

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Ostrovno

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

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

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