Battle of Borisov

Battle of Borisov
Part of the French invasion of Russia

Kalmyks and Bashkirs attacking French troops at the Berezina (the painting Crossing the Berezina River by Peter von Hess)
Date21 November 1812
Location54°13′40″N 28°30′17″E / 54.22778°N 28.50472°E / 54.22778; 28.50472
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Duchy of Warsaw
French Empire
Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Charles de Lambert (WIA)
Strength
3,000 3,500
Casualties and losses
3,000, 6 cannon 2,000
330km
205miles
Borisov
15
Pultusk
14
Gorodeczno
13
Drohiczyn
12
Tauroggen
11
Riga
10
Tilsit
9
Warsaw
8
Berezina
7
Maloyaro-
slavets
6
Moscow
5
Borodino
4
Smolensk
3
Vitebsk
2
Vilna
1
Kowno
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The Battle of Borisov, a meeting engagement that took place on 21 November 1812, between parts of the French army and parts of the Russian armies. The Russian vanguard under Charles de Lambert eliminated the Franco-Polish force under Dombrowsky.