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Battle of Tarutino

Battle of Tarutino was a battle fought on 18 October 1812 at Tarutino, in what is now Russia. It was part of the French invasion of Russia. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 90,000 in total; 36,000 engaged against 20,000–26,000.

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Battle of Tarutino
Battle of Tarutino. Peter von Hess, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 October 1812
WhereTarutino, Russia55.177N, 37.003E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstFrench Empire; Duchy of Warsaw
Part ofFrench invasion of Russia1812

Where it sits in the French invasion of Russia

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26 placed engagements of the French invasion of Russia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 October 1812
PlaceTarutino, Russia
55.177N, 37.003E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength90,000 in total; 36,000 engaged20,000–26,000
Casualties and losses500–1,500
Commanders
Battle of TarutinoBattle of TarutinoSiege of Borovsk Monastery of St. PaphnutiusBattle of MolodiBattle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of MozhayskSiege of MoscowBattle of MolodiBattle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of MozhayskSiege of MoscowRyazanTulaKalugaNoginskYegoryevskSolnechnogorskVyazmaKirov100 km55.177N, 37.003E
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Battle of Tarutino 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 Q1083718, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tarutino, revision 1374530441, 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.