Battle of Maloyaroslavets

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The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Malo-Yaroslavets
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign French invasion of Russia ⓘ
surface form: Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign
combatant Grande Armée ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
commander Dmitry Dokhturov ⓘ
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov ⓘ
surface form: Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov

Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form: Napoleon I of France

Prince Eugène de Beauharnais ⓘ
conflict French invasion of Russia ⓘ
consequence French retreat along the Smolensk road ⓘ
destruction of the French Grande Armée during retreat ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
date 1812-10-24 ⓘ
1812-10-25 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy French retreat from Moscow ⓘ
FrenchCasualties several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
FrenchCommanderTitle Emperor of the French ⓘ
FrenchStrength approximately 20,000–30,000 troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era ⓘ
involvedUnit IV Corps of the Grande Armée ⓘ
location Kaluga Oblast ⓘ
surface form: Kaluga Governorate

Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
near Kaluga ⓘ
notableFeature town of Maloyaroslavets changed hands multiple times during the battle ⓘ
objective secure southern route via Kaluga for French retreat ⓘ
partOf French invasion of Russia ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Tarutino ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Borodino ⓘ
French retreat from Moscow ⓘ
result inconclusive tactical outcome ⓘ
RussianCasualties several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
RussianCommanderRank Field Marshal ⓘ
RussianObjective block French access to Kaluga road ⓘ
RussianStrength approximately 20,000–30,000 troops ⓘ
strategicResult Russian strategic victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance compelled French to retreat along devastated route of advance ⓘ
forced Napoleon to abandon plans to retreat via Kaluga ⓘ
theatre Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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Battle of Borodino → followedBy → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
French invasion of Russia → keyBattle → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
Mikhail Kutuzov → notableEvent → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
Patriotic War of 1812 → battle → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
Kaluga Oblast → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
Battle of Maloyaroslavets → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Malo-Yaroslavets
Battle of the Moskva → followedBy → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov → notableEvent → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
subject surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Battle of Shevardino Redoubt → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Shevardino
Battle of Tarutino → followedBy → Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ