Battle of Chashniki | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
![]() Napoleon's withdrawal from Russia, painting by Adolph Northen | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
30,000, of whom 11,000 were involved | 36,000, of whom 10,000 to 18,000 were involved | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400 | 1,200 |
The Battle of Chashniki (Russian: Бой под Чашниками; Belarusian: Бой пад Чашнікамі; Lithuanian: Čašnikų mūšis), sometimes also called the Battle of Czasniki, was fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, on 31 October 1812, between Russian forces under General Wittgenstein, and the French Army, commanded by Marshal Victor. This battle was a failed effort by the French to reestablish their northern "Dvina Line", which had crumbled as a result of Wittgenstein's victory at the Second battle of Polotsk just two weeks earlier.