Battle of Chashniki

For the Livonian War battle, see Battle of Ula.
Battle of Chashniki
Part of the French invasion of Russia

Napoleon's withdrawal from Russia, painting by Adolph Northen
Date31 October 1812
Location
Chashniki (Czasniki), Russian Empire
54°45′N 29°15′E / 54.750°N 29.250°E / 54.750; 29.250
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Russian Empire First French Empire French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Peter Wittgenstein
Russian Empire Lev Yashvil		 First French Empire Claude Victor
Strength
30,000, of whom 11,000 were involved 36,000, of whom 10,000 to 18,000 were involved
Casualties and losses
400 1,200
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Claude Victor in Chashniki 31 October 1812
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The Battle of Chashniki (Russian: Бой под Чашниками; Belarusian: Бой пад Чашнікамі; Lithuanian: Čašnikų mūšis), sometimes also called the Battle of Czasniki, was fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, on 31 October 1812, between Russian forces under General Wittgenstein, and the French Army, commanded by Marshal Victor. This battle was a failed effort by the French to reestablish their northern "Dvina Line", which had crumbled as a result of Wittgenstein's victory at the Second battle of Polotsk just two weeks earlier.