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Battle of Shevardino

1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia

The Battle of Shevardino took place on 5 September 1812 (24 August = old style), between French and Russian troops, with a victory of the French army.[1]

Battle of Shevardino
Part of the French invasion of Russia

The Attack of the Shevardino Redoubt
by Nikolay Samokish, 1910
Date5 September 1812 (O.S.: 24 August 1812)
Location
Near Borodino, Russian Empire
55°30′25″N 35°47′48″E / 55.50694°N 35.79667°E / 55.50694; 35.79667
Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples
Duchy of Warsaw Duchy of Warsaw		 Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Strength
36,000[1] 20,000[1]
Casualties and losses
4,000[1] 6,000[1]
French invasion of Russia
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Prelude

The initial Russian position, which stretched south of the new Smolensk Highway (Napoleon's expected route of advance), was anchored on its left by a pentagonal earthwork redoubt erected on a mound near the village of Shevardino. Kutuzov stated that the fortification was manned simply to delay the advance of the French forces.[2][3]

Battle

The conflict began on September 5 when Marshal Joachim Murat's French forces met Konovnitzyn's Russians in a massive cavalry clash, the Russians eventually retreating to the Kolorzkoi Cloister when their flank was threatened. Fighting resumed the next day but Konovnitzyn again retreated when Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais' Fourth Corps arrived, threatening his flank. The Russians withdrew to the Shevardino Redoubt, where a pitched battle ensued. Murat led Nansouty's First Cavalry Corps and Montbrun's Second Cavalry Corps, supported by Compans's Division of Louis Nicolas Davout's First Infantry Corps against the redoubt. Simultaneously, Prince Józef Poniatowski's Polish infantry attacked the position from the south.[3] The French captured the redoubt, at a cost of 4,000 [1] French and 6,000 Russian casualties.[1] The small redoubt was destroyed and covered by the dead and dying of both sides.[4]

Aftermath

The unexpected French advance from the west and the fall of the Shevardino redoubt threw the Russian formation into disarray. Since the left flank of their defensive position had collapsed, Russian forces withdrew to the east, constructing a makeshift position centered around the village of Utitsa. The left flank of the Russian position was thus ripe for a flanking attack.[5] The Battle of Borodino would begin two days later.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bodart 1908, p. 437.
  2. ^ Mikaberidze 2007, p. 33.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 Riehn 1990, pp. 242–243.
  4. ^ Mikaberidze 2007, p. 45.
  5. ^ Stoker 2015.

References

  • Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  • Mikaberidze, Alexander (2007). The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov. London: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1-84884-404-9.
  • Riehn, Richard K. (1990). 1812 : Napoleon's Russian campaign. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070527317. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  • Stoker, Donald (2015). "Clausewitz at War". Military History Quarterly. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

External links

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