First Battle of Wawer
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First Battle of Wawer | |||||||
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Part of Polish-Russian War 1830-1831 | |||||||
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44,000[2] | 52,000[2] | ||||||
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3,500[2] | 4,000[2] |
The First Battle of Wawer[3] was fought on 19 February 1831, between Poland and Russia. Polish forces, led by Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, were defeated by the Russian Pahlen and Rosen corps, commanded by Hans Karl von Diebitsch. In this battle, Polish commanders did not receive any reinforcements, unlike the Russians.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "New York Military Magazine: Devoted to the Interests of the Militia Throughout the Union". Labree and Stockton. 1841. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Bodart 1908.
- ^ Kwartalnik historyczny. Towarzystwo Historyczne. 1933. p. 147.
Used materials
[edit]- Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618–1905) (in German). Vienna and Leipzig: C. W. Stern.