A fact from Second Battle of Polotsk appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 October 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that, as a consequence of their victory in the Second Battle of Polotsk(pictured), the Russian army captured the French supply depot at Vitebsk and broke Napoleon's northern front in Russia?
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Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The illustration labelled as depicting the second battle of Polotsk is in fact of the first battle. The Russian text in the image says "6 August, 1812". 70.54.45.134 (talk) 05:11, 18 August 2017 (UTC)Reply