Global InformationList of battles of the French invasion of Russia information
This is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the French invasion of Russia (24 June – 14 December 1812).
French invasion of Russia
500km
300miles
300miles
Pultusk
15
Gorodeczno
14
Drohiczyn
13
Tauroggen
12
Riga
11
Tilsit
10
Warsaw
9
Berezina
8
Maloyaro-
slavets
slavets
7
Moscow
6
Borodino
5
Smolensk
4
Vitebsk
3
Vilna
2
Kovno
1
Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
| Date | Battle | Governorate | French forces | Russian forces | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1812 | Battle of Grodno (1812) | Lithuania-Grodno |  First French Empire
|
 Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 9–10 July 1812 | Battle of Mir (1812) | Lithuania-Grodno |  Duchy of Warsaw
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 19 July 1812 | Battle of Ekau | Courland | First French Empire Kingdom of Prussia
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 23 July 1812 | Battle of Saltanovka | Mogilev | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 24 July – 18 December 1812[1] | Siege of Riga (1812) | Livonia | First French Empire Kingdom of Prussia
|
Russian Empire United Kingdom
|
Russian victory |
| 25 July 1812 | Battle of Ostrovno | Mogilev | First French Empire Napoleonic Naples
|
Russian Empire
|
French tactical victory |
| 26–27 July 1812 | Battle of Vitebsk (1812) | Vitebsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 27 July 1812 | Battle of Kobrin | Lithuania-Grodno |  Kingdom of Saxony
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 30 July – 1 August 1812 | Battle of Klyastitsy | Vitebsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 8 August 1812 | Battle of Inkovo | Smolensk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 11 August 1812 | Battle of Swolna | Vitebsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Indecisive |
| 12 August 1812 | Battle of Gorodechno | Lithuania-Grodno |  Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 14 August 1812 | First Battle of Krasnoi | Smolensk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 16–18 August 1812 | Battle of Smolensk (1812) | Smolensk | First French Empire Duchy of Warsaw
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 17–18 August 1812 | First Battle of Polotsk | Vitebsk | First French Empire Kingdom of Bavaria
|
Russian Empire
|
Indecisive |
| 19 August 1812 | Battle of Valutino | Smolensk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 22 August 1812 | Battle of Dahlenkirchen | Livonia | First French Empire Kingdom of Prussia
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| N.S.: 5 September 1812 O.S.: 24 August 1812 |
Battle of Shevardino | Moscow | First French Empire Napoleonic Italy Napoleonic Naples Duchy of Warsaw
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| N.S.: 7 September 1812 O.S.: 26 August 1812 |
Battle of Borodino | Moscow | First French Empire Duchy of Warsaw Napoleonic Italy Napoleonic Naples Kingdom of Bavaria K. of Westphalia K. of Württemberg Kingdom of Saxony Gr. Duchy of Hesse
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory French occupy Moscow |
| 14 September – 19 October 1812 | French occupation of Moscow Fire of Moscow (1812) |
Moscow | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French tactical victory Russian strategic victory Fires destroy Moscow French abandon Moscow |
| 26/30 September – 1 October 1812 | Battle of Mesoten | Courland | Kingdom of Prussia
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 18 October 1812 | Battle of Tarutino | Kaluga | First French Empire Napoleonic Naples
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 18–20 October 1812 | Second Battle of Polotsk | Vitebsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 24 October 1812 | Battle of Maloyaroslavets | Kaluga | First French Empire Napoleonic Italy
|
Russian Empire
|
French tactical victory Russian strategic victory |
| 31 October 1812 | Battle of Chashniki | Vitebsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 3 November 1812 | Battle of Vyazma | Smolensk | First French Empire Duchy of Warsaw Napoleonic Naples Kingdom of Bavaria K. of Westphalia K. of Württemberg Kingdom of Saxony Gr. Duchy of Hesse Gr. Duchy of Berg Gr. Duchy of Baden
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian key victory |
| 9 November 1812 | Battle of Liaskowa | Smolensk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 13 November 1812 | Battle of Nowo Schwerschen | Minsk |  Lithuanian PGC Duchy of Warsaw
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 13–14 November 1812 | Battle of Smoliani | Vitebsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 14–16 November 1812 | Battle of Wolkowisk | Lithuania-Grodno | Austrian Empire Kingdom of Saxony First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 15 November 1812 | Battle of Kaidanowo | Minsk | First French Empire Lithuanian PGC Duchy of Warsaw K. of Württemberg
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 15–18 November 1812 | Battle of Krasnoi (2nd) | Smolensk | First French Empire Duchy of Warsaw
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 21 November 1812 | Battle of Borisov | Minsk | Duchy of Warsaw First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
Russian victory |
| 23 November 1812 | Battle of Loschniza | Minsk | First French Empire
|
Russian Empire
|
French victory |
| 26–29 November 1812 | Battle of Berezina | Minsk | First French Empire Duchy of Warsaw Napoleonic Italy Napoleonic Naples Kingdom of Bavaria K. of Westphalia K. of Württemberg Kingdom of Saxony Gr. Duchy of Hesse
|
Russian Empire
|
Indecisive[a] Russian tactical victory French strategic victory[2] |
- ^ Clodfelter 2008, p. 175.
- ^ a b Chandler 1966, pp. 845–847.
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