Battle of Inkovo

Battle of Inkovo
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Cossacks were an irregular Russian cavalry best suited for the attack of the enemy’s supply lines without joining a regular battle.
Date 8 August 1812 Location Near Rudnya, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire 54°56′49″N 31°05′36″E / 54.94694°N 31.09333°E / 54.94694; 31.09333 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
French Empire Prussia Württemberg Duchy of Warsaw	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
General Sebastiani Eberhard Graf von Waldburg Wurzach  (POW)	Matvei Platov
Strength
2nd Light Cavalry Division[1]	Cossack corps[1]
Casualties and losses
600–1,200 killed or wounded, 300–500 captured[1][2][3]	300 killed or wounded[1]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Inkovo

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

Maloyaro-
slavets

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

Smolensk

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

  

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The Battle of Inkovo took place on 8 August 1812, between the Cossack corps of General Platov and the 2nd Light Cavalry Division of General Sebastiani and ended as a minor Russian victory.^[3]