Battle of Loschniza
| Battle of Loschniza | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Crossing of the Berezina by Felician Myrbach | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nicolas Oudinot | Pavel Chichagov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,600 | 2,800 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 2,000 | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Loschniza
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 Loschniza took place on 23 November 1812, between parts of the French army and parts of the Russian armies. The French army under Nicolas Oudinot defeated the Russian troops under Pavel Chichagov.