Battle of Valutino
The Battle of Valutino (also called the battle of Lubino) took place on 19 August 1812, between a corps of French and allied troops led by Marshal Ney, about 35,000 strong, and a strong rear-guard of General Barclay de Tolly's Russian army of about 25,000, commanded by the general himself. The Russians were strongly posted in marshy ground, protected by a small stream, about 20 kilometers east of Smolensk. The French, attacking resolutely, captured the Russian position in the face of considerable physical obstacles.
| Battle of Valutino | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
French infantry at the Battle of Valutino, by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Michel Ney Jean-Andoche Junot Charles Gudin (DOW) |
Barclay de Tolly Nikolay Tuchkov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 35,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7,000-8,800 | 6,000 | ||||||
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Pultusk
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Gorodeczno
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Tauroggen
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Riga
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Tilsit
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Berezina
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Moscow
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Borodino
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Vitebsk
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