Battle of Golymin

Battle of Golymin
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition

Drawing by Benjamin Zix, 1806
Date26 December 1806[1]
Location
Gołymin, Poland
52°49′N 20°52′E / 52.817°N 20.867°E / 52.817; 20.867
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
France French Empire Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
France Joachim Murat
France Pierre Augereau
France Louis-Nicolas Davout
Russia Dmitriy Golitsyn
Strength
27,000[1]–38,000 soldiers[2] 16,000–22,000[1] soldiers,
28 guns[3]
Casualties and losses
500[4]–1,000[1] 780[4]–800[1]
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The Battle of Golymin took place on 26 December 1806 during the War of the Fourth Coalition at Gołymin, Poland, between around 17,000 Russian soldiers with 28 guns under Prince Golitsyn and 38,000 French soldiers under Marshal Murat. The Russian forces disengaged successfully from the superior French forces. The battle took place on the same day as the Battle of Pułtusk.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bodart 1908, p. 378.
  2. ^ Petre 2001, p. 114.
  3. ^ Petre 2001, p. 113.
  4. ^ a b Clodfelter 2017, p. 152.