First Battle of Polotsk
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In the First Battle of Polotsk, which took place on 17–18 August 1812, Russian troops under the command of Peter Wittgenstein fought French and Bavarian troops led by Nicolas Oudinot near the city of
Jean-Charles Langlois. Battle of Polotsk on August 18, 1812
19th-century Russian lithograph depicting Wittgenstein's Chevalier-Guardsmen fighting the first battle of Polotsk.
Pursuit of French chasseurs à cheval by Horse Guardsmen near Polotsk on 18 August 1812. Depicted by Philipp Chirko
Battle of Smolensk (1812)
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The Battle of Smolensk was the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia. It took place on 16–18 August 1812 and involved about 45,000 men of the Grande Armée under Emperor Napoleon I agains
First Battle of Polotsk
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Prince Pyotr Bagration lobbied for an offensive against Napoleon's advancing army.
First Battle of Krasnoi; the Grande Armée crosses the Dnieper on 14 August by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur.
Württemberg artillery in action at Smolensk on 18 August by Faber du Faur
Napoleon before burning Smolensk. Oil on canvas by Albrecht Adam (1836)