Historedia
Person

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1812

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Second Battle of Polotsk

    1812

    Role: Franco-Bavarian commander

    1. 18–20 October 1812 · Polotsk, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Belarus)Second Battle of Polotsk

      Wittgenstein's Russians attacked and defeated Saint-Cyr's Franco-Bavarian force at Polotsk on 18–20 October 1812.

    2. after 20 October 1812 · Polotsk, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Belarus)Russian capture of Polotsk

      Following their victory, the Russians took Polotsk and dismantled Napoleon's operations in the region.

Sources

  1. Second Battle of Polotsk Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02