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Battle of Mir

Battle of Mir was a battle fought on 9 July 1812 at Mir, in what is now Belarus; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the French invasion of Russia. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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General Platov's Cossacks dispersed by the countercharge of Polish uhlans during the battle of Mir
General Platov's Cossacks dispersed by the countercharge of Polish uhlans during the battle of Mir. Wiktor Mazurowski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 July 1812lasted 1 day
WhereMir, Belarus53.450N, 26.467E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsDuchy of WarsawagainstRussian Empire
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 Mir, 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

Date9 July 1812
to 10 July 1812
PlaceMir, Belarus
53.450N, 26.467E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,600 men (1,300 on the 1st day), 3 guns: 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 11th, 12th, 15th and 16th Uhlan Regiments; Polish 4th Chasseurs; One horse battery8,500 men (3,500 on the 1st day), 12 guns: Eleven Cossack regiments (5,000 men); Two Don Cossack batteries, two horse batteries; Akhtyrka Hussars, Kiev, and New Russia Dragoons, Lithuanian Uhlans (2,500 men); 5th Jaegers (1,000 men)
Casualties and losses308 (1st day); 500–600 (2nd day); 808–908 total losses, including 256 taken prisoner25 (1st day); Totally around 180 dead and wounded, including two colonels killed.
Commanders
Battle of MirBattle of MirBattle of MirBattle of StołpcamiBattle of StołowiczeBattle of KletskSiege of LiachavičyBattle of StołpcamiBattle of StołowiczeBattle of KletskSiege of LiachavičyMinskHrodnaBabruyskBarysawLidaMaladzyechna100 km53.450N, 26.467E
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Battle of Mir is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mir (1812), revision 1370449911, 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.