Battle of Swolna
| Battle of Swolna | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
| File:Beshenkovichi 1d.jpg Near Beshenkovichi, on the banks of the Western Dvina, Belarus. July 29, 1812. 1830s | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire Russian Empire | First French Empire French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Russian Empire General d'Auvray | First French Empire Nicolas Oudinot | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000[1] | 10,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 700–800[1][2] | 1,500[1][2] | ||||||
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The Battle of Swolna took place 11 August 1812 near the village of Swolna where Oudinot ran at the river Svolna into the Russians.[1][2]
Prelude
Napoleon had sent a Bavarian Corps to reinforce the troops of Oudinot. Although they were hit hard by dysentery Oudinot started a new offensive.[3] Russian troops moved towards the village of Kokhanovichi, since d'Auvray decided that the lateral advance guard of the French was heading there, and his main forces were heading towards the city of Sebezh. In fact, the French are into this for a while they was moving towards Osveya, across from the Russian 1st Separate Infantry Corps. On August 10, Oudinot’s troops advanced to the Svolnyapekh River, the forward detachments occupied the village of Kokhanovichi, the Swolna manor and the village of Ostry Konets (several kilometers upstream the Swolna River), where there were bridges across the Swolna River.[4]
Battle
Neither side was able to enforce the crossing of the Svolna.[2]
Aftermath
Oudinot retreated behind the Drissa.[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bodart 1908, p. 434.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Riehn 1990, p. 277.
- ↑ Riehn 1990, p. 276.
- ↑ Отечественная война 1812 года: Энциклопедия (Patriotic War of 1812: an Encyclopedia) (in Russian). Moscow: РОССПЭН. 2004, p. 644
References
- Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Riehn, Richard K. (1990). 1812 : Napoleon's Russian campaign. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070527317. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Battle of Swolna at Wikimedia Commons
