Battle of Berezina

The Battle of (the) Berezina took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between Napoleon's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under Field Marshal Wittgenstein and Admiral Chichagov. Napoleon was retreating toward Poland in chaos after the aborted occupation of Moscow and trying to cross the Berezina River at Borisov. The outcome of the battle was inconclusive as, despite heavy losses, Napoleon managed to cross the river and continue his retreat with the surviving remnants of his army.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1812  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Berezina River
battle, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 54.3248, 28.3545, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
5 places

Loading map...

• 

  ⓘ
  

1812-11-26T00:00:00Z

1812-11-29T00:00:00Z

1812 Battle of Berezina

1660-07-01T00:00:00Z

1660-08-01T00:00:00Z

1660 Unknown

1920-05-15T00:00:00Z

1920-06-08T00:00:00Z

1920 Battle of Berezina

1941-06-30T00:00:00Z

1941-07-03T00:00:00Z

1941 Defense of Borisov

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Grand Army crossing the Berezina, 26 November 1812, by an eyewitness

Lawrence Alma-Tadema 12

The Dutch soldiers at the Berezina covered the retreat for 2 days and suffered large amounts of casualties.

Hess Berezina

Calendario-Napoleonico-4

12th Infantry Regiment of Duchy of Warsaw

Biarezina. Бярэзіна (V. Adam, 1801-50)

Nagrobek Cypriana Zdzitowieckiego

Berezyna

Biarezina. Бярэзіна (C. Faber du Faur, 28.11.1812) (2)

• Berezina - painting by Wojciech Kossak
• Berezina - painting by Wojciech Kossak
• ЭСБЕ / Березина - encyclopedic article, Russian
• The crossing over the Beresina - painting by Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
• ВЭ / Березина - encyclopedic article, Russian

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1660	Unknown	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Berezina	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Battle of Berezina	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Defense of Borisov	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Борисовский детинец	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Grand Army crossing the Berezina, 26 November 1812, by an eyewitness		Commons
commons	image		Lawrence Alma-Tadema 12		Commons
commons	image		The Dutch soldiers at the Berezina covered the retreat for 2 days and suffered large amounts of casualties.		Commons
commons	image		Hess Berezina		Commons
commons	image		Calendario-Napoleonico-4		Commons
commons	image		12th Infantry Regiment of Duchy of Warsaw		Commons
commons	image		Biarezina. Бярэзіна (V. Adam, 1801-50)		Commons
commons	image		Nagrobek Cypriana Zdzitowieckiego		Commons
commons	image		Berezyna		Commons
commons	image		Biarezina. Бярэзіна (C. Faber du Faur, 28.11.1812) (2)		Commons