Battle of Vitebsk

The battle of Vitebsk, sometimes spelled Witepsk, was a military engagement that took place on 26 and 27 July 1812 during the French invasion of Russia. The battle put a French force, under the command of Emperor Napoleon I, in combat with Russian rearguard forces under General Pyotr Konovnitsyn and Peter von der Pahlen and ended with the Russian forces making a strategic retreat from the battlefield.

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1812-07-26T00:00:00Z

1812-07-27T00:00:00Z

1812 Battle of Vitebsk

1664-06-05T00:00:00Z

1664-06-06T00:00:00Z

1664 Battle of Vitebsk (1664)

1812-07-25T00:00:00Z

1812-07-27T00:00:00Z

1812 Battle of Ostrovno

1812-11-07T00:00:00Z

1812-11-07T00:00:00Z

1812 Capture of Vitebsk

1944-06-23T00:00:00Z

1944-06-28T00:00:00Z

1944 Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive

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Belarus-Vitsebsk-Monument to Heroes of Patriotic War of 1812-3

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Vitebsk (1941)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1664	Battle of Vitebsk (1664)	battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Ostrovno	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Vitebsk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Capture of Vitebsk	battle, François René Cailloux, Vasilij Ivanovič Garpe	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
commons	image		Belarus-Vitsebsk-Monument to Heroes of Patriotic War of 1812-3		Commons