Battle of Rawa (1863)

Battle of Rawa
Part of the January Uprising

Battle of Rawa
Date4 February 1863
Location
Rawa Mazowiecka
51°45′44″N 20°14′57″E / 51.76222°N 20.24917°E / 51.76222; 20.24917
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Poland Polish insurgents Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Antoni Jeziorański[1]
Aleksander Sokołowski
Franciszek Sokołowski
Strength
374[1] 160[1]
Casualties and losses
6 dead and 11 wounded[1]

The Battle of Rawa was one of skirmishes of the Polish January Uprising. It took place on 4 February 1863 in the town of Rawa Mazowiecka, Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A unit of Polish insurgents under Antoni Jeziorański,[1] and Aleksander and Franciszek Sokołowski, managed to capture barracks of the Imperial Russian Army. The remaining Russians retreated towards Skierniewice.[1] With several pieces of weaponry and an unknown number of prisoners, the Poles then headed southwards.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Zieliński, Stanisław (1913). Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu (in Polish). Rapperswil: Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu. pp. 22–23.


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