Berezina River

Beresina Бярэ́зіна
Bathers in the Berezina river near Barysau
Origin	Belarus
Mouth	Dnieper
Basin countries	Belarus

The Berezina (alternative spelling Beresina) (Belarusian: Бярэ́зіна, IPA: [bʲaˈrɛzʲinɐ]) is a river in Belarus and a tributary of the Dnieper River.

The Berezina Preserve by the river is in the UNESCO list of Biosphere Preserves.

Cities and towns by Berezina

• Babruysk
• Barysau
• Svetlahorsk

Historical significance

• Napoleon Bonaparte's army suffered heavy losses (about 36,000) when crossing the Berezina in November 1812 during his retreat from Russia (see Battle of Berezina). Since then "Berezina" is used in French as a synonym of catastrophe. (See also Charles Joseph Minard for a visual graphic of the army's fate.)
• Charles XII of Sweden's army crossed the Berezina on June 25, 1708 during his campaign against Peter the Great of Russia in the Great Northern War. (see ISBN 0-306-80863-3 for details)
• See also Battle of Berezina (disambiguation).

v • d • e Dnieper (Dnepr, Dniapro, Dnipro) River Tributaries1 Drut · Berezina · Sozh · Pripyat · Teteriv · Irpin · Desna · Stuhna · Trubizh · Ros · Tiasmyn · Supiy · Sula · Pslo · Vorskla · Samara · Konka · Bilozerka · Bazavluk · Inhulets Reservoirs Dnieper · Dniprodzerzhynsk · Kakhovka · Kaniv · Kiev · Kremenchuk Hydroelectric stations Dnieper · Dniprodzerzhynsk · Kakhovka · Kaniv · Kiev · Kremenchuk 1 Italics indicate left tributaries

Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°48′E / 52.633°N 29.8°E / 52.633; 29.8

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