Battle of Valutino

Battle of Valutino
Part of the French invasion of Russia

French infantry at the Battle of Valutino, by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur
Date19 August 1812[a]
Location
Near Smolensk, Russian Empire
54°49′23″N 32°14′28″E / 54.8231°N 32.2411°E / 54.8231; 32.2411
Result Indecisive[b]
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Michel Ney
First French Empire Jean-Andoche Junot
First French Empire Charles Gudin †		 Russian Empire Barclay de Tolly
Russian Empire Nikolay Tuchkov
Strength
35,000[2] 25,000[2]
Casualties and losses
7,000[2]–9,000[1][c] 6,000[2][3]
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The Battle of Valutino (also called the battle of Lubino)[d] took place on 19 August 1812, between a corps of French and allied troops led by Marshal Ney, about 35,000 strong, and a strong rear-guard of General Barclay de Tolly's Russian army of about 25,000,[2] commanded by the general himself. The Russians were strongly posted in marshy ground, protected by a small stream, about 20 kilometers east of Smolensk. The French, attacking resolutely, captured the Russian position in the face of considerable physical obstacles.[3][4]


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  1. ^ a b Егоршина 2023, p. 259.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bodart 1908.
  3. ^ a b c Palmer 2003, p. 81.
  4. ^ Riehn 1990, pp. 224–225.