Battle of Brest (1792)
| Battle of Brest | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Polish-Russian War of 1792 | |||||||
 Russian Commander Ivan Fersen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russia |
 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ivan Fersen | Szymon Zabiełło | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,500 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 12 killed & 43 wounded | 356 killed & 66 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Brest (Russian: Битва под Брестом; Polish: Bitwa pod Brześciem), was defensive battle of 5,000 Polish-Lithuanian troops tried to cover the way to Warsaw from the Russians. An equally strong Russian detachment was acting against them.
On July 21, a dragoon raid took place on Polish-Lithuanian positions in front of the city, the Polish-Lithuanian forces retreated into the city itself. On July 23, a battle took place at dawn, the defenders held out for a long time, but after they ran out of ammunition they were forced to retreat.[1] Poles lost 356 killed and 66 captured, while the Russians lost only 12 dead and 43 wounded.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Malishevsky 2012, p. 6.
- ^ Хронологический указатель военных действий русской армии и флота [Chronological index of military operations of the Russian army and Navy] Volume 1: 1695–1800. p. 200
Bibliography
[edit]- Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914: Битва под Брестом [Military conflicts, campaigns and military actions of Russian troops 860-1914: The Battle of Brest] Runivers
- Хронологический указатель военных действий русской армии и флота [Chronological index of military operations of the Russian army and Navy] Volume 1: 1695–1800
- Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa. — I. — Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, 1967. — Т. 2.
- Malishevsky, Nikolai (2012). Польша против Российской империи: история противостояния [Poland against the Russian Empire: the history of confrontation] (in Russian). Minsk: Букмастер. ISBN 978-985-549-247-5.