Battle of Mir (1812)
1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Mir took place on 9 and 10 July 1812 during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Three Polish Lancers divisions battled against Russian cavalry, ending in the first major Russian victory in the war.[8]
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Battle of Mir (1812) | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Cossack cavalry deployed at Mir (by V. Mazurovsky) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Warsaw | Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
A. Rożniecki [pl] |
Matvei Platov Dmitry V. Vasilchikov [ru] | ||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
308 (1st day)[6] 500–600 (2nd day)[7] 808–908 total losses, including 256 taken prisoner[6] |
25 (1st day)[6] Totally around 180 dead and wounded,[1] including two colonels killed. |
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