Battle of Valutino

Battle of Valutino
Part of the French invasion of Russia
French infantry at the Battle of Valutino, by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur
Date 19 August 1812 Location Near Smolensk, Russian Empire 54°49′23″N 32°14′28″E / 54.8231°N 32.2411°E / 54.8231; 32.2411 Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Michel Ney Jean-Andoche Junot Charles Gudin (DOW)	Barclay de Tolly Nikolay Tuchkov
Strength
35,000[1]	25,000[1]
Casualties and losses
7,000-8,800[1][2]	6,000[1][2]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Valutino

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

Maloyaro-
slavets

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

  

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The Battle of Valutino (also called the battle of Lubino) took place on 19 August 1812, between a corps of French and allied troops led by Marshal Ney, about 35,000 strong, and a strong rear-guard of General Barclay de Tolly's Russian army of about 25,000,^[1] commanded by the general himself. The Russians were strongly posted in marshy ground, protected by a small stream, about 20 kilometers east of Smolensk. The French, attacking resolutely, captured the Russian position in the face of considerable physical obstacles.^[2][3]