He was wounded at the Battle of Smolensk (17 August) and severely wounded during the capture of Semenovskaya village at the Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812). Incapacitated and left behind at Gzhatsk, he was still there with his wounds unhealed when the retreating army returned to Gzhatsk at the end of October.
During the Battle of Smolensk on August 17th, 1812, he was wounded. He sustained severe injuries during the capture of Semenovskaya village at the Battle of Borodino on September 7th, 1812.  He was left behind in Gzhatsk with his wounds untreated as the army retreated to Gzhatsk by the end of October.