Battle of Klyastitsy

Battle of Klyastitsy
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Battle of Klyastitsy by Peter von Hess
Date 30 July – 1 August 1812[1] Location Klyastitsy, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire 55°53′N 28°36′E / 55.883°N 28.600°E / 55.883; 28.600 Result Russian victory[2]
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Yakov Kulnev † Peter Wittgenstein	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]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Klyastitsy

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

Maloyaro-
slavets

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

Smolensk

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

  

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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]