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Battle of the Berezina
Part of the French invasion of Russia

Napoleon's crossing of the Berezina,
a 1866 painting by January Suchodolski,
oil on canvas, National Museum, Poznań
Date26–29 November 1812
Location
The Berezina river near Studienka, Russian Empire (currently Studenka, Barysaw District, Minsk Region, Belarus)
54°19′29″N 28°21′16″E / 54.32472°N 28.35444°E / 54.32472; 28.35444
Result See Aftermath
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire
Duchy of Warsaw Duchy of Warsaw
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Italy
Kingdom of Naples Naples
Kingdom of Bavaria Bavaria
Kingdom of Westphalia Westphalia
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
Kingdom of Saxony Saxony
Grand Duchy of Hesse Hesse		 Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Napoleon I
First French Empire Nicolas Oudinot
First French Empire Claude Victor-Perrin
First French Empire Michel Ney		 Russian Empire Peter Wittgenstein
Russian Empire Pavel Chichagov
Russian Empire Yefim Chaplits
Strength
~36,000 effectives[1]
At least 40,000 stragglers[2]
250–300 guns[3]
  • 61,500[4] to 64,000[1]
    • Chichagov:
      31,500
    • Wittgenstein:
      30,000
Casualties and losses
20,000 to 30,000 combatants[5]
30,000 noncombatants[5]		 10,000 killed[5]
Many more wounded[5]
Battle of Berezina is located in Europe
Battle of Berezina
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Location within Europe
French invasion of Russia
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Battle of Berezina
500km
300miles
Pultusk
15
Gorodeczno
14
Battle of Gorodechno 12 August 1812: Schwarzenberg's Austrians
Drohiczyn
13
Tauroggen
12
Tauroggen 30 December 1812: Ludwig Yorck's Prussians signed the Convention of Tauroggen
Riga
11
Siege of Riga 24 July – 18 December 1812: Macdonald's Prussians
Tilsit
10
Warsaw
9
Berezina
8
Maloyaroslavets
7
Battle of Maloyaroslavets 24 October 1812: Kutuzov, Napoleon
Moscow
6
Moscow 14 September to 19 October 1812: Napoleon
Borodino
5
Battle of Borodino 7 September 1812: Kutuzov, Napoleon October 1812: Napoleon's Retreat
Smolensk
4
Battle of Smolensk 16 August 1812: Napoleon November 1812: : Napoleon's retreat
Vitebsk
3
Battle of Vitebsk 26 July 1812: Napoleon
Vilna
2
Kowno
1
  
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The Battle of (the) Berezina (or Beresina) took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between Napoleon's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under Field Marshal Wittgenstein and Admiral Chichagov. Napoleon was retreating back toward Poland in chaos after the aborted occupation of Moscow and trying to cross the Berezina River at Borisov. The outcome of the battle was inconclusive as, despite heavy losses, Napoleon managed to cross the river and continue his retreat with the surviving remnants of his army.[6]

  1. ^ a b Chandler 1966, p. 840.
  2. ^ Chandler 1966, p. 842.
  3. ^ Chandler 1966, p. 841.
  4. ^ Riehn 1990, p. 377.
  5. ^ a b c d Chandler 1966, p. 846.
  6. ^ Wilson 1860, p. 177.

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