- Battle of Ostrovno
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Ostrovno
partof=French invasion of Russia (1812)
date=July 25 -July 27 ,1812
place=Ostrovna , Governorate of Vitebsk,Belarus
result=French victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=GeneralOstermann-Tolstoy
commander2=Joachim Murat , King of Naples
strength1=14,000 - 20,000 troops
strength2=22,000 to 28,000
casualties1=3,000 killed and wounded,
800 prisoners,
eight guns
casualties2=3,300The Battle of Ostrovno took place onJuly 25 and 261812 , between the French corps of Marshal Ney and Prince Eugene, with Marshal Murat's cavalry, and theRussia n corps of Count Alexander Osterman andPyotr Konovnitsyn . The Russians repelled the attacks of the outnumbering enemy, givingBarclay de Tolly a three-day advantage over the French. Russian forces lost 3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners and eight guns. French losses were about the same.
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