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4 unusual facts about Battle of Pułtusk


Battle of Pułtusk

The road from Strzegociz crossed the river by a bridge and then ran north-west towards Gołymin.

To the north-west, most of the 4th Division commanded by Golitsyn and the 5th Division under Lieutenant General Dmitry Dokhturov fought the Battle of Gołymin on the same day.

At the Battle of Gołymin, Golitsyn successfully held off a superior French force.

Major General Nikolai Mazovsky directed the Pavlovski Grenadier and Rostov Musketeer Regiments, Major General Alexander Yakovlevich Sukin led the Petersburg Grenadier and Jeletzsky Musketeer Regiments, and Major General Ivan Andreievich Lieven commanded the 1st and 20th Jager Regiments.



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