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Tarutino Battlefield Village Of Teterinki
Tarutino may refer to the following places: *Tarutino, Russia ** Battle of Tarutino in the 1812 French invasion of Russia *Tarutyne, Ukraine, also known as ''Tarutino'' in Bulgarian and Romanian {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarutino, Russia
Tarutino (russian: Тару́тино) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Zhukovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Nara River from Maloyaroslavets. It has an altitude of . It has a population of 733. The 1812 Battle of Tarutino in Napoleon's invasion of Russia The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign, the Second Polish War, the Army of Twenty nations, and the Patriotic War of 1812 was launched by Napoleon Bonaparte to force the Russian Empire back into the continental block ... took place eight kilometers from the village. References Rural localities in Kaluga Oblast Borovsky Uyezd {{KalugaOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Tarutino
The Battle of Tarutino (russian: Тарутинo) was a part of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. In the battle Russian troops under the command of Bennigsen defeated French troops under the command of Joachim Murat. The battle is sometimes called the Battle of Vinkovo or the Battle of Chernishnya after the local river. Many historians claim that the latter name is more fitting because the village of Tarutino was 8 km from the described events. Preceding events After the battle of Borodino, Kutuzov realized that the Russian army would not survive one more large engagement and ordered his soldiers to retreat to the south of Moscow to reinforce his army. At first it retreated in the south-east direction along the Ryazan road. When the army reached the Moskva River it crossed it and turned to the west to the Old Kaluga road. The army pitched camp in a village of Tarutino near Kaluga. At the same time small units of Cossacks continued moving along the Ryazan road misleading Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
