Battle of Czasniki

Name: Battle of Czasniki
Start: 1812

1812 CE.

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The Battle of Chashniki (Russian: Бой под Чашниками; Belarusian: Бой пад Чашнікамі; Lithuanian: Čašnikų mūšis), sometimes also called the Battle of Czasniki (from the Polish spelling – Polish: Czaśniki), was fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, on 31 October 1812, between Russian forces under General Wittgenstein, and the French Army, commanded by Marshal Victor. This battle was a failed effort by the French to reestablish their northern "Dvina Line", which had crumbled as a result of Wittgenstein's victory at the second battle of Polotsk just two weeks earlier.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Chashniki, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Chashniki (revision 1370436929), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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