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Battle of Maloyaroslavets

Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a battle fought on 24 October 1812 at Maloyaroslavets, in what is now Russia. It was part of the French invasion of Russia. The recorded result: See #Aftermath. Recorded strength: 24,000 against 24,000.

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Battle of Maloyaroslavets
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Fought24 October 1812
WhereMaloyaroslavets, Russia55.022N, 36.458E
OutcomeSee #Aftermath
BelligerentsFrench Empire; Kingdom of ItalyagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses6,000–8,000 killed and woundedand8,000 killed and wounded
Part ofFrench invasion of Russia1812

Where it sits in the French invasion of Russia

Battle of Smolensk, 1812Battles of Vilnius (1812), 1812Siege of Riga, 1812Battle of Powiewiórka, 1812Battle of Mir, 1812Battle of Ekau, 1812Battle of Saltanovka, 1812Battle of Ostrovno, 1812Battle of Vitebsk, 1812Battle of Kobrin, 1812Battle of Klyastitsy, 1812First Battle of Polotsk, 1812Battle of Valutino, 1812Battle of Borodino, 1812Battle of Mesoten, 1812Battle of Tarutino, 1812Second Battle of Polotsk, 1812Battle of Maloyaroslavets, 1812Battle of Lyakhovo, 1812Battle of Czasniki, 1812Battle of Wolkowisk, 1812Battle of Vyazma, 1812Capture of Vitebsk, 1812Battle of Smoliani, 1812Battle of Krasnoi, 1812Battle of Berezina, 181218121812Battle of Maloyaroslavets, 1812
26 placed engagements of the French invasion of Russia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 October 1812
PlaceMaloyaroslavets, Russia
55.022N, 36.458E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength24,00024,000
Casualties and losses6,000–8,000 killed and wounded8,000 killed and wounded
Commanders
Battle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of MaloyaroslavetsSiege of Borovsk Monastery of St. PaphnutiusBattle of TarutinoSiege of KalugaGreat stand on the Ugra riverBattle of MozhayskSiege of Borovsk Monastery of St. PaphnutiusBattle of TarutinoGreat stand on the Ugra riverBattle of MozhayskTulaNoginskSerpukhovSolnechnogorskVyazmaKirovNovomoskovskMoscow100 km55.022N, 36.458E
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Battle of Maloyaroslavets is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q598090, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maloyaroslavets, revision 1370268895, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.