Battle of Dahlenkirchen

Battle of Dahlenkirchen
Part of the French invasion of Russia
Painting by Nikolay Samokish
Date 22 August 1812 Location village southeast of Riga on the left bank of the Daugava, Russian Empire 56°56′34″N 24°05′48″E / 56.9428°N 24.0966°E / 56.9428; 24.0966 Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
French Empire Prussia	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jacques MacDonald Julius von Grawert	Magnus Gustav von Essen
Strength
1,500 8 cannons[1]	6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
800[1]	300[1]

French invasion of Russia

500km
300miles

Dahlenkirchen

Pultusk

15

Gorodeczno

14

Drohiczyn

13

Tauroggen

12

Riga

11

Tilsit

10

Warsaw

9

Berezina

8

Maloyaro-
slavets

7

Moscow

6

Borodino

5

Smolensk

4

Vitebsk

3

Vilna

2

Kowno

1

  

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The Battle of Dahlenkirchen took place on 22 August 1812, between French and allied troops, with a victory of the Russian army of about 6,000 against the French about 1,500 strong.^[1]

On 22 August 1812 a Russian attack took place on the right wing of the Prussians at Dahlenkirchen and Olai, and at the same time on the left wing at Schlock and St.Annen. On the right wing, Colonel Horn was completely surprised, and after some resistance he had to retreat. Ultimately, the Prussians were able to stop the attacks, but they gave up Dahlenkirchen because they could not defend it.^[2]

The unsuccessful siege of Riga went on.

• List of battles of the French invasion of Russia

• Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
• Oesterreichischer Beobachter (2021). "Ausländische Nachrichten" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2021.

• Armeekorps (2021). "Tagebuch des königlich preussischen Armeekorps" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2021.

http://www.kurpfalz-feldherren.de/artikel/gefecht-bei-dahlenkirchen-napoleonisch-black-powder-spiel-vom-26032016-teil-1

• Media related to Battle of Dahlenkirchen at Wikimedia Commons