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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
