Battle of Kowel

Battle of Kowel
Part of The Brusilov offensive (World War I)
The Eastern Front before and during the Brusilov Offensive
Date 28 July 1916 – 8 August 1916 Location Galicia Result Central Powers victory
Belligerents
Austria-Hungary  German Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Conrad von Hötzendorf Alexander von Linsingen	Aleksei Brusilov Vladimir Sakharov Vladimir Bezobrazov
Strength
12 divisions (23,000 infantry) and 11 Cavalry divisions	29 divisions (30,000 infantry), 12 Cavalry divisions and elements of the Imperial Guard
Casualties and losses
9,000	11,000 infantry and cavalry 30,000 guardsmen

The Battle of Kowel (also known as the Battle of Kovel or the Battle of Kovel-Stanislav) took place during World War I, from 28 July to 8 August 1916. It began with an Austrian counter-attack by Alexander von Linsingen south of Kowel, a city located in the Volyn Oblast (province), in north-western Ukraine. Linsingen intended to halt the Russian offensive under the command of General Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov.