Battle of Krasnoi
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The Battle of Krasnoi was a series of engagements in November 1812 during Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow, in which Russian forces inflicted heavy losses on the disintegrating French Grande Armée.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Krasnoi canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Krasny | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Krasnoi
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Krasny
|
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | 1812 Russian campaign ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy French losses
ⓘ
light to moderate Russian losses ⓘ |
| combatant |
Grande Armée
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Dmitry Dokhturov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joachim Murat ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
Nikolay Raevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Eugène de Beauharnais ⓘ Pyotr Miloradovich ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 15–18 November 1812 ⓘ |
| description | series of engagements during Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812-11-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
crossing of the Berezina River
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Berezina
|
| hasParticipant |
French Imperial Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard of Napoleon I
Russian artillery units ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Russian attempts to cut off French columns
ⓘ
retreat of French forces from Moscow ⓘ |
| location |
Krasny
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ Smolensk Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | rearguard action of Marshal Ney ⓘ |
| outcome | French retreat continued westward under severe attrition ⓘ |
| partOf |
French invasion of Russia
ⓘ
Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Vyazma ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to destruction of Napoleon’s main field army in Russia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1812-11-15 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | further disintegration of the Grande Armée ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Krasny