Battle of Liaskowa
| Battle of Liaskowa | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Cossacks were an irregular Russian cavalry best suited for the attack of the enemy’s supply lines without joining a major battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Orlov-Denisov Denis Davydov Aleksandr Figner A. Seslavin | J.-P. Augereau | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,500 4 cannons | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 | 2,000 | ||||||
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330km
205miles
205miles
Liaskowa
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
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Prussian corps
Napoleon
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The Battle of Liaskowa (or Lyakhovo) took place 9 November 1812 near the village of Liaskowa, where 3,500 Cossacks under the command of Vasily Vasilyevich Orlov-Denisov (also under Denis Vasilyevich Davydov, Aleksandr Samoylovich Figner and Aleksandr Nikitich Seslavin) surrounded 2,000 soldiers of the Grande Armée under Jean-Pierre Augereau.