Battle of Mesoten
| Battle of Mesothen | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Theater of military operations | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fabian Steinheil | Ludwig von Yorck | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 22,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000 | 1,250 | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Mesoten
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 Mesothen took place from 26–30 September to 1 October 1812, between the Russian Corps of Finland and the French-allied Prussian Auxiliary Corps. It was fought near the Latvian town of Mežotne (German: Mesothen), then part of the Courland Governorate.