Battle of Ostrołęka (1807)
1807 Battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For battles with the same name, see Battle of Ostrołęka.
The Battle of Ostrołęka was fought on 16 February 1807 between a French force under General of Division Anne Jean Marie René Savary and a Russian force under Lieutenant General Ivan Essen.[3] The French defeated the Russians and forced them to retreat to the east to Wyoki Mazowiecki.[4] Weather conditions caused both sides to go into winter quarters immediately after the battle, which occurred during the War of the Fourth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Ostrołęka is located in the northeast part of modern Poland, but in 1807 it belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia.
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Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition | |||||||
Memorable combat of Ostrolenka, contemporary print in the Bibliothèque nationale de France | |||||||
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French Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
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Anne Jean Marie René Savary | Ivan Essen | ||||||
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20,000[1] | 25,000 | ||||||
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60 dead (including 1 general) 400-500 wounded total: 1,200[1] |
1,300 dead (including 2 generals) 1,200 wounded (including 3 generals) 7 cannons captured[2] total: 2,500[1] |
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