Vilna 2 Kowno 1 In the First BattleofPolotsk, which took place on 17–18 August 1812, Russian troops under the command of Peter Wittgenstein fought French...
Vitebsk 3 Vilna 2 Kowno 1 The Second BattleofPolotsk (18–20 October 1812) took place during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. In this encounter the Russians...
administrative center ofPolotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2024, it has a population of 79,579. The Old East...
following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer) was Prince ofPolotsk (1044–1101) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1068–1069). Together with Rostislav Vladimirovich...
moved east. He went to Polotsk to attack Wittgenstein. When Oudinot was wounded in the Battleof Klyastitsy he took over command of the II corps; he retreated...
these corps kept Wittgenstein at a distance until the Second BattleofPolotsk. III Corps of Ney (39,000) defended downstream the 4th pontoon bridge at...
de Gouvion Saint-Cyr was made a Marshal after routing a Russian army at Polotsk, defending the French spearhead which was driving towards Moscow. This...
Swedes in Finland. In the war of 1812 he commanded the right wing of the Russian Army in the First and Second battleofPolotsk, as well as at Chashniki and...
Principality ofPolotsk (Belarusian: По́лацкае кня́ства, romanized: Polackaje kniastva; Latin: Polocensis Ducatus), also known as the Duchy ofPolotsk or Polotskian...
ofPolotsk between 1001 and 1044. His name, possibly, may have been of something in approximation to Vratislav or Wroclaw. He was son of Iziaslav of Polotsk...
Andrei ofPolotsk (Belarusian: Андрэй Альгердавіч; Lithuanian: Andrius Algirdaitis; Polish: Andrzej Olgierdowic; c. 1325 – 12 August 1399) was the eldest...
as a result of Wittgenstein's victory at the Second battleofPolotsk just two weeks earlier. Upon learning of the French defeat at Polotsk, Victor, the...
This is a list of sieges, land and naval battlesof the French invasion of Russia (24 June – 14 December 1812). French invasion of Russia 500km 300miles...
territorial possessions. He placed his son, Izyaslav, in Polotsk. Iziaslav's son, Bryachislav ofPolotsk, succeeded his father in 1001. By 1021, Bryacheslav...
Vilna 2 Kowno 1 The Battleof Tarutino (Russian: Тарутинское сражение) was a part of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. In the battle, Russian troops under...
Second battleofPolotsk (October 18–20, 1812) and at the Battleof Czasniki (October 31, 1812) Upon learning of Victor's defeat at the Battleof Czasniki...
The Battleof Waterloo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ) was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the...
major Battleof Smolensk on 16–18 August. In the same days, part of the French Army led by Marshal Nicolas Oudinot was stopped in the BattleofPolotsk by...
The lands of Belarus during the Middle Ages became part of Kievan Rus' and were split between different principalities, including Polotsk, Turov, Vitebsk...
the Battleof the Three Emperors, was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz...
troops, led by Sir Isaac Brock (who dies during the battle). October 18–20 – Second BattleofPolotsk – Russians attack and defeat a Franco-Bavarian force...