The Battle of Ostroleka 2

Posted by Kulikowski (Ostroleka, Poland) on 7 February 2008 in People & Portraits.

From the end of 1806 through June 1807 Ostrołęka was occupied by French troops. On Feb. 15 and 16 a battle raged on the banks of the Narew and in Ostrołęka itself. The French won thanks to the French General Nicolas Charles Oudinot. For this reason, the name of the town appears on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Le Combat d'Ostrołęka (Ostrolenka) eut lieu le 16 février 1807 entre les troupes de Napoléon Ier dirigée par Savary et les troupes russes du général Essen.

Historische Inszenierung der Schlacht bei Ostroleka von 1807 statt