Battle of Chashniki

Battle of Chashniki
	Part of the French invasion of Russia
	Peter Wittgenstein (left) and Claude Victor (right)
Date	31 October 1812
Location	Chashniki (Czasniki), Russian Empire54°45′N 29°15′E / 54.750°N 29.250°E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Peter Wittgenstein; Lev Yashvil	Claude Victor
Strength
30,000, of whom 11,000 were involved	36,000, of whom 10,000 to 18,000 were involved
Casualties and losses
400	1,200

French invasion of Russia

330km
205miles

Chashniki

15

Pultusk

14

Gorodeczno

13

Drohiczyn

12

Tauroggen

11

Riga

10

Tilsit

9

Warsaw

8

Berezina

7

Maloyaro-
slavets

6

Moscow

5

Borodino

4

3

Vitebsk

2

Vilna

1

Kowno

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The Battle of Chashniki (Russian: Бой под Чашниками; Belarusian: Бой пад Чашнікамі; Lithuanian: Čašnikų mūšis), sometimes also called the Battle of Czasniki (from the Polish spelling - Polish: Czaśniki), was fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, on 31 October 1812, between Russian forces under General Wittgenstein, and the French Army, commanded by Marshal Victor. This battle was a failed effort by the French to reestablish their northern "Dvina Line", which had crumbled as a result of Wittgenstein's victory at the second battle of Polotsk just two weeks earlier.