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Occupation of Vilna


Battle Name : Occupation of Vilna

Date(s) : 28 June 1812

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Russian Campaign ,

Outcome : An inconclusive engagement between French Cavalry & II Corps and Russian 1st Army

Type of battle : Land

Summary

Napoleon's first attempt to bring the Russian army to battle by sending Murat's corps ahead to attack Vilna, but Barclay de Tolly's Russian 1st Army had already left, so the Occupatoin was virtually unopposed.

Location

Town of Vilna, Lithuania, Eastern Europe (Lithuania)

More details

Napoleon's first attempt to bring the Russian army to battle by sending Murat's corps ahead to attack Vilna, but Barclay de Tolly's Russian 1st Army had already left, so the Occupatoin was virtually unopposed.

Casualty figures

French Cavalry & II Corps

Number engaged :
52,000

Casualties :
n/a

Russian 1st Army

Number engaged :
127,000

Casualties :
n/a