Battle of Białołęka
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Battle of Białołęka | |||||||
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Part of November Uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Imperial Russia | |||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Jan Krukowiecki Antoni Giełgud Kazimierz Małachowski |
Ivan Shakhovskiy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13,000 men, 22 cannons | 11,000 men, 56 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
670 killed and wounded | 1,070 killed and wounded |
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The Battle of Białołęka was fought from February 24 to February 25, 1831 , between Poland and Russia.
The Russians were led by Ivan Shakhovskiy. A Polish counter-attack forced the Russian force to retreat.
This forced Field-marshal Hans Karl von Diebitsch to launch an attack one day earlier than he had planned.