Bibikov and his militia went into action on 6 October 1812 took part in the Second Battle of Polotsk. The militia took the lead in storming the city, and were the first troops to enter it. For his service at the battle he was later awarded the Order of St. George Third Class on 3 January 1813. With the combining of Wittgenstein's force with Fabian Steinheil's Bibikov was given command over the front line of the army, consisting of the Perm, Sevsk and Kaluga infantry regiments, chasseurs and cavalry squadrons, and 30 cannon. Bibikov and his men fought at Battle of Chashniki on 31 October 1812, and at Battle of Smoliani on 13-14 November. At Smoliani Bibikov was wounded in the leg by a bullet, but remained on the battlefield until the end. He went on to see action at the Battle of Borisov, and at the Battle of Berezina from 26 to 29 November 1812. Unable to walk or ride because of his wound, he commanded the battle while being moved around on a sleigh; when the team of horses pulling the sleigh were killed, he supported himself by leaning on the shoulder of an adjutant.