Battle of Swolna
| Battle of Swolna | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
Near Beshenkovichi, on the banks of the Western Dvina, Belarus. July 29, 1812. 1830s | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fyodor d'Auvray | Nicolas Oudinot | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 700–800 | 1,500 | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Swolna
15
Pultusk
14
Gorodeczno
13
Drohiczyn
12
Tauroggen
11
Riga
10
Tilsit
9
Warsaw
8
Berezina
7
Maloyaro-
slavets
slavets
6
Moscow
5
Borodino
4
Smolensk
3
Vitebsk
2
Vilna
1
Kowno
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Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
The Battle of Swolna took place 11 August 1812 near the village of Swolna – during the French invasion of Russia – where Oudinot's French ran at the river Svolna into the Russians under d'Auvray (Dovre).