Campaign in Russia. COMMUNIQUÉ FROM THE GENERAL STAFF REGARDING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN BELKOVCHTCHIZNA ON JULY 4, 1812, in the Russian language. 18906-12

Campaign in Russia. HEADQUARTERS COMMUNIQUÉ CONCERNING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN BELKOVCHTCHIZNA ON JULY 4, 1812, in Russian. 18906-12

Printed document in black, in Russian.
"Count Wittgenstein, whose Corps was positioned on the right bank of the Dvina, upon learning that two regiments of French cavalry had reached the Drissa River, sent General-Major Koulnev with the Grodno Hussars regiment and some squadrons of Cossacks across the river. Koulnev attacked the French cavalry with great success. Two enemy regiments were annihilated, and the Brigadier General de Saint-Geniès commanding them was captured along with numerous officers and 200 men.
On the 1st current, Marshal Oudinot's Corps appeared before Dinabourg and at 4 a.m., launched an attack near the bridge. They were repelled by the garrison. According to the latest information from General-Major Oulanov, the attack was renewed the following day, but once again, the enemy was driven off with losses.
Prince Bragation reported the success achieved against the enemy by General Platov. On June 18, the vanguard under the command of the King of Westphalia attacked us near Mir with the 6th regiment of Uhlans under the command of Divisional General Rosnezki. The battle ended in our favor. Six regiments were completely destroyed; we captured many prisoners. Our armed forces showed great courage. General Platov particularly praises the courage of Adjutant General Vassiltchikov, who, with his Hussars regiment, maneuvered together with the Cossacks."

H 22.3 cm x 21 cm.
Good condition, fold marks, frayed upper edge.

BIOGRAPHIES:
WITTGENSTEIN, PIERRE CHRISTIANOVITCH, Count (1769-1843), Russian general.
During the 1812 campaign, Wittgenstein commanded the 1st Russian corps tasked with protecting St. Petersburg. He was nicknamed the "savior of St. Petersburg" shortly after defeating General Oudinot and his troops at Polotsk in August and November 1812. He also fought at Wilkomir, Klyastitsy, Kokhanovichi, Chashniki, Smolani, and at the Berezina. [...]
Upon Kutuzov's death (April 28, 1813), Wittgenstein was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian armies for the 1813 campaign, a position in which he proved incompetent, failing to prevent the defeats at Lutzen and Bautzen in May. He retired due to health reasons in 1829. He died in Lvov on June 11, 1843.

PRINCE PYOTR IVANOVITCH BAGRATION was born in 1765 in Kizlyar, in Dagestan (or in Georgia according to other sources) [...]
In 1812, Napoleon I took the initiative to invade Russia. Bagration, leading the left wing of the tsar's army, was defeated at Mohilev on July 23 but managed to avoid being surrounded and joined his troops with those of Mikhail Barclay de Tolly at Smolensk. He then fought at Volontina, and finally at Borodino on September 7 during the battle of the Moskowa; he bore the brunt of the French attack and valiantly resisted before being gravely wounded in the middle of the day. Transported to Moscow and then evacuated to Sima when the French captured the capital, he died on September 24 (September 12 according to the Julian calendar).

Jacob (Yakov) Petrovich KOULNEV, born on August 6, 1763, in Lucyn (in the Polish-Lithuanian voivodeship of Livonia, now Latvia) and died on August 1, 1812, at Klyastitsy (Belarus), was one of the most popular Russian military leaders of the Napoleonic Wars alongside Pierre de Bagration and Alexei Yermolov. He lost his life at the battle of Klyastitsy during Napoleon's Russian campaign.

Aleksander Antoni Jan ROZNESKI of the Rola clan (born on February 12, 1774, in Warsaw - died on July 24, 1849, in the same place) was a general of the Duchy of Warsaw.

Matvei Ivanovich PLATOV, born on August 8, 1753 (August 19 in the Gregorian calendar) in Starocherkasskaya (Russia) and died on January 3, 1818 (January 15 in the Gregorian calendar) in Taganrog (Russia), was a Russian general. [...] On October 11, 1809, he was promoted to Cavalry General. During the Sixth Coalition, he commanded the Cossacks of the 2nd Western Army under the orders of Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration. He was made a count of the Empire for his actions during the retreat of Napoleon's troops from Russia. [...]

Prince Ilarion Vassilievich Vassiltchikov, born in 1777, died in 1847, was a Russian military and politician who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He founded the regiment of the Imperial Guard dragons in Versailles on April 3, 1814, initially called the regiment of horse hunters. [...]