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Battle of Wolkowisk

Battle of Wolkowisk was a battle fought in November 1812 at Vawkavysk, in what is now Belarus. It was part of the French invasion of Russia. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 32,000: 27,000 plus 5,000 Cossacks; 152 cannon against 35,000–40,500.

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На большой дороге. Отступление, бегство
На большой дороге. Отступление, бегство. Shakko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtNovember 1812
WhereVawkavysk, Belarus53.167N, 24.467E
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstAustrian Empire; Kingdom of Saxony; French Empire
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

DateNovember 1812 (month precision)
to 16 November 1812
PlaceVawkavysk, Belarus
53.167N, 24.467E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength32,000: 27,000 plus 5,000 Cossacks; 152 cannon35,000–40,500
Commanders
Battle of WolkowiskBattle of WolkowiskBattle of ZelvaBattle of the Niemen RiverBattle of SmolianiFirst Battle of GrodnoBattle of GrodnoBattle of ZelvaBattle of the Niemen RiverBattle of SmolianiFirst Battle of GrodnoBattle of GrodnoBrestBiałystokPinskLidaEłkMaladzyechna100 km53.167N, 24.467E
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Battle of Wolkowisk 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 Q106616328, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wolkowisk, revision 1370594478, 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.