Battle of Saltanovka

Not to be confused with Siege of Mogilev.

Battle of Saltanovka
Part of the French invasion of Russia

General Rayevsky leading his men into combat at the battle of Saltanovka, painting by Nikolay Samokish (1912)
Date23 July 1812
Location
Saltanovka, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
53°54′00″N 30°20′00″E / 53.9000°N 30.3333°E / 53.9000; 30.3333
Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Louis-Nicolas Davout Russian Empire Pyotr Bagration
Russian Empire Nikolay Raevsky
Units involved
Elements of I Corps VII Infantry Corps
Strength

21,500–28,000 men[1][2][3]

  • 22,000 infantry[2]
  • 6,000 cavalry[2]
55 guns[1]		 17,000–20,000 men[2]
90 guns[1][3]
Casualties and losses
1,200 killed, wounded and missing[4][3] 2,548 killed, wounded and missing[4][3][5]
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The Battle of Saltanovka, also known as the Battle of Mogilev (French: Bataille de Mogilev), took place on 23 July 1812 during the early stages of the 1812 French invasion of Russia.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c Mikaberidze 2015, p. 758.
  2. ^ a b c d Pigeard 2004, pp. 551–552.
  3. ^ a b c d Clodfelter 2008, p. 172.
  4. ^ a b Mikaberidze 2015, p. 528.
  5. ^ Nafzinger 1988, p. 126.
  6. ^ Mikaberidze 2015, p. 527.
  7. ^ Dowling, Timothy C. (2 December 2014). Russia at War [2 volumes]: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 758–759. ISBN 978-1-59884-948-6.