Battle of Shevardino

Battle of Shevardino
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	; The Attack of the Shevardino Redoubt; by Nikolay Samokish, 1910
Date	5 September 1812 (O.S.: 24 August 1812)
Location	Near Borodino, Russian Empire55°30′25″N 35°47′48″E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Empire; Kingdom of Italy; Kingdom of Naples; Duchy of Warsaw	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon; Louis-Nicolas Davout; E. de Beauharnais; Joachim Murat; Józef Poniatowski;	Pyotr Bagration; Andrei Gorchakov;
Strength
36,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
4,000	6,000

The Battle of Shevardino took place on 5 September 1812 (24 August = old style), between French and Russian troops, with a victory of the French army.

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Shevar-
dino

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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