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The last major battle had been the Battle of Tarutino on 18 October 1812, that was won by the Russian army. [4] A great part of the large mob of non-combatants, invalids from the hospitals, women, fugitive inhabitants of Moscow, whose number can only be guessed at, was directed upon Vereya and the straight road to Smolensk and only the fighting force was to march towards Kaluga. [5]
This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).
For his courage, Yermolov received the Order of St. Anna (1st class). During the rest of the campaign, he served as a duty officer in the headquarters of the main Russian army and fought at Maloyaroslavets. In October–November 1812, Yermolov served in the advance guard under Miloradovich and fought at Battle of Vyazma and Krasny.
Alexis Joseph Delzons by an unknown artist. Alexis Joseph Delzons (French pronunciation: [alɛksi ʒozɛf dɛlzɔ̃]; 1775 – October 24, 1812) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
The battle was a draw, with perhaps a small advantage for the Italians. There were about 7,000 casualties on each side. Eugene and his Italians occupied Maloyaroslavets, but Dokhturov and his Russians occupied a strong position just south of town blocking the road to Kaluga .
The battle was commemorated by a roomy cathedral built at the Black Island (Chyornoostrovsky) Convent of Maloyaroslavets by 1843. The Convent of Saint Nicholas, Maloyaroslavets, still serves as a monastery today. A number of fierce battles were also fought near Maloyaroslavets during the Battle of Moscow in 1941–1942.
Kutuzov blocked this way at the Battle of Maloyaroslavets successfully. The French retreated westwards the same already devastated way they had come but starvation, diseases like epidemic typhus and hypothermia (Russia suffered a cold winter in November and December) really set in and Napoleon lost 500,000 men in total in Russia. [6]
After being promoted to command the 10th Army Corps in early 1813, [4] he participated in the Battle of Katzbach, where he held back the French advance. During the Battle of Goldberg Kaptzevich captured 2,000 French soldiers. For all the battles in Silesia he was awarded the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky and the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle ...