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