Battle of Ginietyny

Part of the January Uprising

Date	April 21, 1863
Location	Near Ginietyny (Genėtiniai) 24°32′N 55°33′E / 24.53°N 55.55°E / 24.53; 55.55Coordinates: 24°32′N 55°33′E / 24.53°N 55.55°E / 24.53; 55.55
Result	Rebel victory

Belligerents

Russian Empire

Polish–Lithuanian insurgents

Commanders and leaders

Zygmunt Sierakowski

Strength

300

Casualties and losses

40 dead, 60 wounded

6 dead

January Uprising

The Battle of Ginietyny, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on April 21, 1863, near Lithuanian village of Ginietyny (Genėtiniai), located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Raguva. 300 Polish insurgents under Colonel Zygmunt Sierakowski clashed here with soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army.

A insurgent group, camping in a forest, found out about a Russian column, which tried to approach the Lithuanians. Sierakowski decided to carry out a surprise attack, in which 40 Russians died and 60 were wounded. The insurgents lost only 6 men.

Sources

Stefan Kieniewicz: Powstanie styczniowe. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1983. ISBN 83-01-03652-4.

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