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Gräfenthal
Battle Name : Gräfenthal
Date(s) : 29 September 1812
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Russian Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for French Allies [Prussians] over Russian forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
As happened so often during this phase of the Latvian campaign the Russians found themselves massively outnumbered and lacking in the cavalry arm. The Russian force casualties given are only the captured, there is no record of their killed and wounded.
Location
A village in Latvia southwest of Riga. (Latvia)
Casualty figures
French Allies [Prussians]
- Number engaged :
- 7,000
- Casualties :
- 263 (3.76%)
Russian forces
- Number engaged :
- 1,600
- Casualties :
- 303 (18.94%)
