| Battle of Kowel | |||||||
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| Part of The Brusilov offensive (World War I) | |||||||
  The Eastern Front before and during the Brusilov Offensive | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Austria-Hungary German Empire |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Conrad von Hötzendorf Alexander von Linsingen |
Aleksei Brusilov Vladimir Sakharov Vladimir Bezobrazov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12 divisions (23,000 infantry) and 11 Cavalry divisions | 29 divisions (30,000 infantry), 12 Cavalry divisions and elements of the Imperial Guard | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9,000 |
11,000 infantry and cavalry 30,000 guardsmen | ||||||
The Battle of Kowel (also known as the Battle of Kovel or the Battle of Kovel-Stanislav) took place during World War I, from 28 July to 8 August 1916. It began with an Austrian counter-attack by Alexander von Linsingen south of Kowel, a city located in the Volyn Oblast (province), in north-western Ukraine. Linsingen intended to halt the Russian offensive under the command of General Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov.