First Battle of Krasnoi
| First Battle of Krasnoi | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
The crossing of the Dniepr by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Michel Ney Joachim Murat |
Dmitry Neverovsky Pyotr Bagration | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13,000 | 6,000–7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 killed, wounded or captured | 1,500 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
330km
205miles
205miles
Krasnoi
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
4
3
Vitebsk
2
Vilna
1
Kowno
current battle
Prussian corps
Napoleon
Austrian corps
The First Battle of Krasnoi was fought on 14 August at Krasny between Ney and Murat's French troops and Neverovsky's Russian troops. It ended with a victory for the French, but the Russians retreated in good order to Smolensk.