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Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein.
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Napoleonic Wars
1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Emperor of the French, Napoleon…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Smoliani
1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia
At the Battle of Smoliani, the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein defeated the French forces of Marshal Claude Victor and Marshal Nicholas Oudinot. This battle was the last effort of the French to reestablish their northern flank in Russia, known as the "Dwina Line".…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Claude-Victor Perrin
French military commander (1764–1841)
Claude-Victor Perrin, Duke of Belluno was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of the Empire in 1807 by Emperor Napoleon I.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nicolas Oudinot
French Army marshal (1767–1847)
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Peter Wittgenstein
German prince (1769–1843); field marshal in Russia
Louis Adolf Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg, better known as Peter Wittgenstein in English, was a prince of the German dynasty of Sayn-Wittgenstein and field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was nicknamed the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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