Battle of Lyakhovo

The Battle of Liaskowa took place 9 November 1812 near the village of Liaskowa, where 3,500 Cossacks under the command of Vasily Vasilyevich Orlov-Denisov surrounded 2,000 soldiers of the Grande Armée under Jean-Pierre Augereau.

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1812  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle near Lyakhovo; Battle of Liaskowa
battle, Denis Davydov, Aleksandr Figner, Vasily Orlov-Denisov, Alexandre Seslavine, Jean-Pierre Augereau, Russia, 
Leon, Leon, León, 

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1812 Battle of Lyakhovo

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Frameless

Cossacks were an irregular cavalry best suited for the attack of the enemy’s supply lines without joining a regular battle.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Lyakhovo	battle, Denis Davydov, Aleksandr Figner, Vasily Orlov-Denisov, Alexandre Seslavine, Jean-Pierre Augereau	Wikidata
commons	image		Cossacks were an irregular cavalry best suited for the attack of the enemy’s supply lines without joining a regular battle.		Commons