Battle of Klyastitsy

Battle of Klyastitsy
Part of the French invasion of Russia

Battle of Klyastitsy by Peter von Hess
Date30 July – 1 August 1812[1]
Location55°53′N 28°36′E / 55.883°N 28.600°E / 55.883; 28.600
Result Russian victory[2]
Belligerents
Russian Empire Russian Empire First French Empire French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Yakov Kulnev 
Russian Empire Peter Wittgenstein
First French Empire Nicolas Oudinot
Strength
17,000 (30–31 July)[3]
23,000 in total[1][4]
108 guns[3]
20,000 engaged[1][4]
28,000 overall[3][4]
114 guns[3]
Casualties and losses
4,300 killed or wounded[1] 3,700 killed and wounded[1]
French POWs claim:
up to 10,000 killed and wounded,
3,000+ captured[5][6]
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The Battle of Klyastitsy, also called the Battle of Yakubovo or the Battle of Oboiarszina,[1] was a series of military engagements that took place on 30 July–1 August 1812 near the village of Klyastitsy on the road between Polotsk and Sebezh. In this battle, the Russian vanguard under the command of Yakov Kulnev and the whole corps of Peter Wittgenstein stood up to the French corps under the command of Marshal Nicolas Oudinot with heavy losses on both sides.[1] The result was a Russian victory, their forces managing to capture the disputed village of Klyastitsy. The main strategic outcome of the battle was that the French offensive on St. Petersburg was stopped. The French partially retreated along their communication lines after the battle, and fended off Russian pursuers.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bodart 1908, p. 434.
  2. ^ Smith 1998, p. 383.
  3. ^ a b c d Velichko et al. 1913.
  4. ^ a b c d Riehn 1990, pp. 275–276.
  5. ^ Егоршина 2023, p. 251.
  6. ^ Korobkov 1947.