Battle of Wolkowisk

Battle of Wolkowisk
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Napoleon's retreat by Vasily Vereshchagin
Date 14–16 November 1812 Location Wolkowisk (Volkovysk), Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire 53°10′N 24°28′E / 53.167°N 24.467°E / 53.167; 24.467 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Osten-Sacken	Schwarzenberg
Strength
27,000[1]	35,000[1]
Casualties and losses
4,000[1]	1,800[1]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Wolkowisk

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 Wolkowisk (Volkovysk) took place 14–16 November 1812 near the village of Wolkowisk, where 35,000 Austrian, Saxon and French soldiers under Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg defeated 27,000 Russian soldiers under Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken.^[1]