Battle of Kaidanowo
| Battle of Kaidanowo | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Napoleon's retreat by Vasily Vereshchagin | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire |
French Empire Duchy of Warsaw Württemberg | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles de Lambert | Franciszek Ksawery Kossecki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,800–4,000 | 1,300–2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1,000–2,000 | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Kaidanowo
15
Pultusk
14
Gorodeczno
13
Drohiczyn
12
Tauroggen
11
Riga
10
Tilsit
9
Warsaw
8
Berezina
7
Maloyaro-
slavets
slavets
6
Moscow
5
Borodino
4
Smolensk
3
Vitebsk
2
Vilna
1
Kowno
current battle
Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
The Battle of Kaidanowo was fought on Sunday, 15 November 1812, near the village of Kaidanowo, part of the Russian Empire at the time. A Polish-Lithuanian, Württembergian, and French force under Polish General Franciszek Ksawery Kossecki of 1,300-2,000 was defeated by seasoned Russian forces led by General Charles de Lambert of about 3,800-4,000.