Battle of Ostrovno

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Battle of Ostrovno
Part of French invasion of Russia (1812)
Date July 25 - July 27, 1812 Location Ostrovna, Governorate of Vitebsk, Belarus Result French victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	First French Empire
Commanders
General Ostermann-Tolstoy	Joachim Murat, King of Naples
Strength
14,000 - 20,000 troops	22,000 to 28,000
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners, eight guns	3,300

v • d • e Napoleon's invasion of Russia Saltanovka – Ostrovno – Klyastitsy – Smolensk – 1st Polotsk – Valutino – Borodino – Tarutino – Maloyaroslavets – 2nd Polotsk – Czasniki – Vyazma – Smoliani – Krasnoi – Berezina

The Battle of Ostrovno took place on July 25 and 26 1812, between the French corps of Marshal Ney and Prince Eugene, with Marshal Murat's cavalry, and the Russian corps of Count Alexander Osterman and Pyotr Konovnitsyn. The Russians repelled the attacks of the outnumbering enemy, giving Barclay de Tolly a three-day advantage over the French. Russian forces lost 3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners and eight guns. French losses were about the same.