Battle of Tarutino

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The Battle of Tarutino was a 1812 engagement during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in which Russian forces struck a successful surprise attack on the French, boosting Russian morale and marking a turning point in the campaign.

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Battle of Tarutino canonical 2
Тарутинский бой 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Vinkovo ⓘ
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812 ⓘ
casualtiesFrench several thousand killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
casualtiesRussian over one thousand killed or wounded ⓘ
combatant Grande Armée ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
commander Alexander von Bennigsen ⓘ
Jean-Andoche Junot ⓘ
Joachim Murat ⓘ
Matvei Platov ⓘ
Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ
conflictOf French invasion of Russia ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
country Russian Empire ⓘ
date 1812-10-18 ⓘ
endDate 1812-10-18 ⓘ
era Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ
forceStrengthFrench approximately 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ
forceStrengthRussian approximately 35,000–40,000 troops ⓘ
FrenchAllyForce Polish troops ⓘ
FrenchCommanderOnField Joachim Murat ⓘ
geographicalContext southwest of Moscow ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated weakening of French strategic position in Russia ⓘ
first major Russian offensive after the evacuation of Moscow in 1812 ⓘ
location near Tarutino, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire ⓘ
opponent Russian Empire vs First French Empire ⓘ
partOf French invasion of Russia in 1812 ⓘ
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Borodino ⓘ
primaryOpposingForceType cavalry and infantry ⓘ
relatedWork War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ⓘ
linked to: War and Peace
result Russian victory ⓘ
RussianCommanderInChief Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ
RussianTactics night march and dawn assault ⓘ
startDate 1812-10-18 ⓘ
strategicEffect boosted Russian morale ⓘ
contributed to French decision to retreat from Moscow ⓘ
encouraged Russian resistance to French occupation ⓘ
marked a turning point in the 1812 campaign ⓘ
tacticalNature Russian offensive ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
theatre Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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Patriotic War of 1812 → battle → Battle of Tarutino ⓘ
Battle of Maloyaroslavets → precededBy → Battle of Tarutino ⓘ
Отечественная война 1812 года → ключевоеСражение → Тарутинский бой ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tarutino