Battle of Raszyn (1809)

The first Battle of Raszyn was fought on 19 April 1809 between armies of the Austrian Empire under Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este and the Duchy of Warsaw under Józef Antoni Poniatowski, as part of the War of the Fifth Coalition in the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was not decisive, but it did result in the Austrians obtaining their goal by capturing the Polish capital Warsaw.

Battle of Raszyn
Part of the Polish–Austrian War, War of the Fifth Coalition

Death of Cyprian Godebski in the Battle of Raszyn
1855 painting by January Suchodolski
oil on canvas, National Museum in Warsaw
Date19 April 1809
Location
Raszyn, present-day Poland
52.158889°N 20.926389°E / 52.158889; 20.926389
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
 Austrian Empire Duchy of Warsaw
Kingdom of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Archduke Ferdinand Józef Poniatowski
Strength
26,000–29,790:
24,500 infantry,
4,500 cavalry,
94 guns		 14,200:
10,500 infantry,
3,500 cavalry,
44 guns
Casualties and losses
400–600
Polish estimate:
2,500 killed and wounded		 1,400 (1,100 Poles, 300 Saxons)
  •  • 450 killed
  •  • 800–900 wounded
  •  • 50 captured
War of the Fifth Coalition:
Polish–Austrian War
50km
30miles
Radzymin
2
Raszyn
1
The color black indicates the current battle.
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