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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Maloyaroslavets canonical | 8 |
| Battle of Malo-Yaroslavets | 1 |
| Battle of Shevardino | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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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
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destruction of the French Grande Armée during retreat ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| date |
1812-10-24
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Malo-Yaroslavets
subject surface form:
Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
this entity surface form:
Battle of Shevardino