The Battle of Golymin took place on 26 December 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars at Gołymin, Poland, between around 17,000 Russian soldiers with 28 guns under Prince Golitsyn and 38,000 French soldiers under Marshal Murat.
The road from Strzegociz crossed the river by a bridge and then ran north-west towards Gołymin.
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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.
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At the Battle of Gołymin, Golitsyn successfully held off a superior French force.
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