Battle of Brest (1794)

Battle of Brest
	Part of the Kościuszko Uprising
	; Schematic of the Battle of Brest; The history of the cavalry by M. Markov
Date	19 September 1794 (8th O.S.)
Location	Brest, Województwo brzeskie, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, present-day Belarus
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Poland–Lithuania
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Suvorov; Pyotr Islenyev; Georgy Shevich; Yakov Kulnev	Karol Sierakowski; Stanisław Mokronowski; Stanisław Kosmowski
Strength
8,000–9,000 14 cannons	6,000–7,000 regulars ; 10,000 scythemen 28 cannons
Casualties and losses
up to 1,000 killed or wounded	2,145 killed or wounded ; 500 captured all artillery pieces ; 2 standards

The Battle of Brest (Brześć in Polish), also known as the Battle of Terespol, took place between Russian imperial forces and Polish rebels south-west of Brest (near the village of Terespol), present-day Belarus, on 19 September 1794. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising.

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