Battle of Shevardino Redoubt
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The Battle of Shevardino Redoubt was a preliminary engagement of the 1812 French invasion of Russia, in which Napoleon’s forces attacked a Russian field fortification near Borodino shortly before the main battle there.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Shevardino Redoubt canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Shevardino
|
| approximateFrenchStrength | about 30,000 troops ⓘ |
| approximateRussianStrength | about 20,000 troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
French invasion of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian campaign of 1812
|
| casualties | thousands on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Grande Armée
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Aleksey Gorchakov
ⓘ
Joachim Murat ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| conflict |
French invasion of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
French invasion of Russia of 1812
|
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| date | 1812-09-05 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
attack on a Russian field fortification
ⓘ
preliminary engagement of the Battle of Borodino ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Borodino ⓘ |
| fortificationType | field redoubt ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French cavalry
ⓘ
French infantry ⓘ Russian artillery ⓘ Russian infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Shevardino Redoubt area ⓘ
surface form:
Shevardino Redoubt
near Borodino ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
evening infantry assaults
ⓘ
heavy artillery duel ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the Shevardino Redoubt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Borodino campaign
ⓘ
French invasion of Russia ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | French advance toward Borodino ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | French approach to Moscow ⓘ |
| result | French tactical victory ⓘ |
| side |
French forces attacked
ⓘ
Russian forces defended ⓘ |
| significance | shaped positions for the Battle of Borodino ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | forced Russian withdrawal from the redoubt ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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