Battle of Saltanovka | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Russia | |||||||
![]() General Rayevsky leading his men into combat at the battle of Saltanovka, painting by Nikolay Samokish (1912) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Elements of I Corps | VII Infantry Corps | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
55 guns[1] |
17,000–20,000 men[2] 90 guns[1][3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,200 killed, wounded and missing[4][3] | 2,548 killed, wounded and missing[4][3][5] |
The Battle of Saltanovka, also known as the Battle of Mogilev (French: Bataille de Mogilev), took place on 23 July 1812 during the early stages of the 1812 French invasion of Russia.[6][7]