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Krasnoe, First battle of
Battle Name : Krasnoe, First battle of
Date(s) : 14 August 1812
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Russian Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for Russian forces over French Vanguard Cavalry
Type of battle : Land
Summary
Napoleon's vanguard of cavalry of Ney's III Corps, advancing on Smolensk reached Krasnoe in late afternoon of the 14th to find General Neveroski's division guarding the Dnieper's southern bank. Ney attacked at once, without waiting for his infantry to move up or the artillery to arrive. The Russians formed square, and beat off 40 cavalry charges before withdrawing under cover of darkness. The Russian commander Barclay de Tolly was thus warned of Napoleon's approach.
Location
West of Smolensk on the Dnieper river, Russia (Russia)
Casualty figures
French Vanguard Cavalry
- Number engaged :
- 15,000
- Casualties :
- 500 (3.33%)
Russian forces
- Number engaged :
- 7,200
- Casualties :
- 640 (8.89%)
