Battle of Golymin

Battle of Golymin
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition
Drawing by Benjamin Zix, 1806
Date 26 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
French Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joachim Murat Pierre Augereau Louis-Nicolas Davout	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]

War of the Fourth Coalition

200km
125miles

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⬤ current battle

⬤ Napoleon not in command

⬤ Napoleon in command

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.