✦ History

Part of French invasion of Russia

Battle of Vyazma

November 3, 1812 · Vyazma

Result Russian victory

Russian forces attacked the French rearguard at Vyazma during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. The French lost many men but continued the retreat.

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Coalition

French Empire and allies

Russian Empire
France
Kingdom of Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Westphalia
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Grand Duchy of Berg
Grand Duchy of Baden
Mikhail Miloradovich military commander Ivan Paskevich military commander Matvey Ivanovich Platov military commander
Michel Ney military commander Louis-Nicolas Davout military commander Eugène de Beauharnais military commander Józef Poniatowski military commander Józef Zajączek military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
27,000
Casualties
1,800–2,500
Guns
80
Casualties
4,000
Captured
2,000
Guns lost
3

Units

I Corps (Grande Armée) III Corps (Ney, 1812) IV Corps (Eugène, 1812) V Corps (Grande Armée)

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