Battle of Klyastitsy

The Battle of Klyastitsy, also called the Battle of Yakubovo or the Battle of Oboyarshchina, was a series of military engagements that took place on 30 July [O.S. 18 July] 1812 – 1 August [O.S. 20 July] 1812 near the village of Klyastitsy on the road between Polotsk and Sebezh. In this battle, the Russian vanguard under the command of General Yakov Kulnev and the whole corps of Gen. Peter Wittgenstein stood up to the French corps under the command of Marshal Nicolas Oudinot with heavy losses on both sides. The result was a Russian victory, their forces managing to capture the disputed village of Klyastitsy. The main strategic outcome of the battle was that the French offensive on St. Petersburg, then Russian capital, was stopped. The French partially retreated along their communication lines after the battle, and fended off Russian pursuers. Both Wittgenstein and Kulnev were wounded in this battle; however, for Kulnev the injury was fatal.

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1812 Battle of Klyastitsy

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Атака у Клястиц 20 июля 1812 года (картина Н.С. Самокиша)

Klyastitsy

Monument to Major General Yakov Petrovich Kulnev. To the Russian commander, the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Осада крепости Сокол	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Klyastitsy	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Атака у Клястиц 20 июля 1812 года (картина Н.С. Самокиша)		Commons
commons	image		Klyastitsy		Commons
commons	image		Monument to Major General Yakov Petrovich Kulnev. To the Russian commander, the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812.		Commons