On the morning of 18 July, General Löwis, commander of the Russian forces in Mitau, received news of the occupation of Bauska by the 27th Prussian Division of General Grawert. General Löwis, aiming to prevent the movement of the Napoleonic armada to Riga, took the position at the castle of Ekau. In turn, General Grawert made known to General Kleist, who was with his forces to the east, about the impending case. Emperor Alexander I, who was all the time at the 1st Western army, together with his retinue left for St. Petersburg on the night of 19 July.[2]
Battle
On the morning of 19 July, General Grawert began an artillery attack. Then he sent Westphalian cuirassiers to attack Russian positions. The situation remained stable until the evening, when the approaching troops of General Kleist struck on the positions of Löwis from the east. This decided the outcome of the case.
Aftermath
The strategic importance of the battle was reduced to the fact that the selected troops of Löwis, intended to protect Riga, were defeated. This forced the Russian forces to leave the entire left bank of the Western Dvina and, as a preventive measure, to burn the Mitau suburb of Riga.[1]
Legacy
In connection with the 195th anniversary of the battle, the military historical clubs of Latvia, Russia, Poland and Lithuania conducted a costumed staging of the battle. In 2012, to the 200th anniversary of the battle, the Latvian Public Jubilee Committee commemorating the Patriotic War of 1812 in Riga published the book by Oleg Pukhlyak "The Battle of Gross Ekau".[3]
battle, ekau, battle, initial, phase, french, invasion, russia, napoleon, troops, from, corps, marshal, macdonald, advantage, defeated, troops, alexander, defending, under, command, general, löwis, iecava, part, french, invasion, russiatheater, military, opera. The Battle of Ekau was a battle of the initial phase of the French invasion of Russia Napoleon s troops from the X Corps of Marshal MacDonald who had the advantage defeated the troops of Alexander I defending under the command of General Lowis 1 Battle of Ekau Iecava Part of the French invasion of RussiaTheater of military operationsDate19 July 1812LocationEkau Russian Empire56 36 N 24 12 E 56 600 N 24 200 E 56 600 24 200ResultFrench victoryBelligerentsRussian EmpireFrench Empire PrussiaCommanders and leadersFriedrich von LowisJulius von Grawert Friedrich Graf Kleist von NollendorfStrength3 000 4 000 men 10 guns7 000 men 32 gunsCasualties and losses600 killed wounded and missing 300 captured 1 minimal 1 French invasion of Russia Interactive fullscreen map current battle Prussian corps Napoleon Austrian corps Contents 1 Prelude 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 Legacy 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPrelude EditOn the morning of 18 July General Lowis commander of the Russian forces in Mitau received news of the occupation of Bauska by the 27th Prussian Division of General Grawert General Lowis aiming to prevent the movement of the Napoleonic armada to Riga took the position at the castle of Ekau In turn General Grawert made known to General Kleist who was with his forces to the east about the impending case Emperor Alexander I who was all the time at the 1st Western army together with his retinue left for St Petersburg on the night of 19 July 2 Battle EditOn the morning of 19 July General Grawert began an artillery attack Then he sent Westphalian cuirassiers to attack Russian positions The situation remained stable until the evening when the approaching troops of General Kleist struck on the positions of Lowis from the east This decided the outcome of the case Aftermath EditThe strategic importance of the battle was reduced to the fact that the selected troops of Lowis intended to protect Riga were defeated This forced the Russian forces to leave the entire left bank of the Western Dvina and as a preventive measure to burn the Mitau suburb of Riga 1 Legacy EditIn connection with the 195th anniversary of the battle the military historical clubs of Latvia Russia Poland and Lithuania conducted a costumed staging of the battle In 2012 to the 200th anniversary of the battle the Latvian Public Jubilee Committee commemorating the Patriotic War of 1812 in Riga published the book by Oleg Pukhlyak The Battle of Gross Ekau 3 See also EditSiege of Riga 1812 List of battles of the French invasion of RussiaNotes Edit a b c d klio 2021 notabene 2021 latvian 2021 References Editklio 2021 French invasion in Latvia Archived from the original on 11 April 2009 Retrieved 6 April 2021 latvian 2021 Battle of Iecava Archived from the original on 26 January 2012 Retrieved 6 April 2021 notabene 2021 Patriotic War of 1812 Retrieved 6 April 2021 External links Edit Media related to Battle of Ekau at Wikimedia CommonsPreceded byBattle of Mir 1812 Napoleonic WarsBattle of Ekau Succeeded byBattle of Salamanca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Ekau amp oldid 1125920899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
