The Battle of Małogoszcz took place on 24 February 1863 near Małogoszcz in the Holy Cross voivodeship. It was the one of biggest battles of the January Uprising. PolishgeneralMarian Langiewicz began concentrating his forces in the Holy Cross Mountains; he wanted to attack Warsaw with them, but the Russians unveiled his attempts. He was attacked by a few Russian forces simultaneously. Langiewicz defeated them all in many skirmishes. Polish forces grew to 2,600 men most of them peasants armed with scythes. Russian colonelVladimir Dobrovolsky attacked near Małogoszcz. The Russians shelled Polish positions, but their attack was eventually smashed by a Polish cavalry counterattack. Langiewicz ordered a retreat. The battle was indecisive - the Russians failed to annihilate the Polish army and the Polish failed to defend their positions.
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Davies, N. (2005). God's Playground A History of Poland: Volume II: 1795 to the Present. God's Playground: A History of Poland in Two Volumes. OUP Oxford. ISBN978-0-19-925340-1. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
battle, małogoszcz, part, january, uprising, 1863date24, february, 1863locationmałogoszczresultindecisivebelligerentspolish, national, government, russiacommanders, leadersgeneral, marian, langiewiczcolonel, vladimir, dobrovolskystrength2600, very, small, cann. Battle of MalogoszczPart of January UprisingBattle of Malogoszcz 1863Date24 February 1863LocationMalogoszczResultIndecisiveBelligerentsPolish National Government RussiaCommanders and leadersGeneral Marian LangiewiczColonel Vladimir DobrovolskyStrength2600 2 very small cannons3000 6 heavy cannonsCasualties and losses300unknown The Battle of Malogoszcz took place on 24 February 1863 near Malogoszcz in the Holy Cross voivodeship It was the one of biggest battles of the January Uprising Polish general Marian Langiewicz began concentrating his forces in the Holy Cross Mountains he wanted to attack Warsaw with them but the Russians unveiled his attempts He was attacked by a few Russian forces simultaneously Langiewicz defeated them all in many skirmishes Polish forces grew to 2 600 men most of them peasants armed with scythes Russian colonel Vladimir Dobrovolsky attacked near Malogoszcz The Russians shelled Polish positions but their attack was eventually smashed by a Polish cavalry counterattack Langiewicz ordered a retreat The battle was indecisive the Russians failed to annihilate the Polish army and the Polish failed to defend their positions References editDavies N 2005 God s Playground A History of Poland Volume II 1795 to the Present God s Playground A History of Poland in Two Volumes OUP Oxford ISBN 978 0 19 925340 1 Retrieved 2022 07 18 50 49 N 20 17 E 50 817 N 20 283 E 50 817 20 283 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Malogoszcz amp oldid 1186528579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
