Battles & Campaigns · 1812
Battle of Mir (1812)
Mir, Belarus
What happened
Early in Napoleon's invasion of Russia, Polish cavalry attacked Russian outposts near Mir. Polish lancers pushed into the village, but Cossacks surrounded one brigade and broke it. Fighting went on for about six hours, and Platov won.
Why it matters
Why it matters: The page calls it the first major Russian victory of the war.
What came next
Platov's Cossacks went on to cover the retreat of Bagration's army.
Did you know?
After the fighting, Mir Castle was destroyed with gunpowder.
Timeline
- 9–10 July 1812Battle of Mir.
- 16 July 1812Jérôme Bonaparte leaves the army.
- 23 July 1812Battle of Saltanovka.