Battle of Stoczek
The Battle of Stoczek was the first significant engagement between Russian and Polish forces during the Polish November Uprising. It took place on 14 February 1831 near the town of Stoczek Łukowski, near the Brest–Warsaw road. The Polish forces drove off two regiments of Russian mounted Jaegers, inflicting heavy casualties on them in the process.
| Battle of Stoczek | |||||||
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| Part of Polish-Russian War 1830-1831 | |||||||
Battle of Stoczek by Jan Rosen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Poland | Imperial Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Józef Dwernicki | Teodor Geismar | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,700 (2,200 cavalry) | 2,100 (100 artillery men) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 46 killed, 59 wounded | some 280 killed, 230 taken captive, 8 cannon lost | ||||||
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