After the Battle of Małogoszcz, Polish insurgents with Langiewicz reached on 3 March the Pieskowa Skała Castle, where they decided to rest. On the same day Langiewicz, who was military leader of the districts of Kraków and Sandomierz, issued an appeal to the residents of Austrian Poland. Polish insurgents were followed by three Russian units, who surrounded Pieskowa Skała. The Russians were stationed in Olkusz, Miechów and Myszków.
On the night of 3-4 March the Russians carried out a surprise attack on those rebels who slept in a building outside of the castle. Alarmed, the insurgents fought them, losing 2 men and then retreating from Pieskowa Skała. Those who failed to withdraw were killed by the Russians, and the castle itself was ransacked.[1] In the morning of 4 March the clash continued, as more Russian troops arrived to the area of Pieskowa Skała, chasing the insurgents, who tried to escape towards nearby Galicia. Among those insurgents who were killed in the battle was a Ukrainian revolutionary, Andrij Potebnia.
Another skirmish at Pieskowa Skała took place on 15 August 1863, when 400 Polish insurgents commanded by Count Krukowiecki attacked a Russian infantry company.
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^Zieliński, Stanisław (1913). Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu (in Polish). Rapperswil: Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu. p. 163.
battle, pieskowa, skała, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2014, le. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Battle of Pieskowa Skala one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising took place on 4 March 1863 near Pieskowa Skala in southwestern corner of Russian controlled Congress Poland A party of Polish insurgents commanded by Marian Langiewicz heading towards the border with Galicia Austrian Partition of Poland clashed with units of the Imperial Russian Army Battle of Pieskowa SkalaPart of the January UprisingDate4 March 1863LocationPieskowa SkalaResultPolish tactical victoryBelligerentsPolish insurgentsRussian EmpireCommanders and leadersMarian LangiewiczAlexey Ivanovich Shakhovskoy After the Battle of Malogoszcz Polish insurgents with Langiewicz reached on 3 March the Pieskowa Skala Castle where they decided to rest On the same day Langiewicz who was military leader of the districts of Krakow and Sandomierz issued an appeal to the residents of Austrian Poland Polish insurgents were followed by three Russian units who surrounded Pieskowa Skala The Russians were stationed in Olkusz Miechow and Myszkow On the night of 3 4 March the Russians carried out a surprise attack on those rebels who slept in a building outside of the castle Alarmed the insurgents fought them losing 2 men and then retreating from Pieskowa Skala Those who failed to withdraw were killed by the Russians and the castle itself was ransacked 1 In the morning of 4 March the clash continued as more Russian troops arrived to the area of Pieskowa Skala chasing the insurgents who tried to escape towards nearby Galicia Among those insurgents who were killed in the battle was a Ukrainian revolutionary Andrij Potebnia Another skirmish at Pieskowa Skala took place on 15 August 1863 when 400 Polish insurgents commanded by Count Krukowiecki attacked a Russian infantry company References Edit Zielinski Stanislaw 1913 Bitwy i potyczki 1863 1864 Na podstawie materyalow drukowanych i rekopismiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu in Polish Rapperswil Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu p 163 Sources EditStefan Kieniewicz Powstanie styczniowe Warszawa Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe 1983 ISBN 83 01 03652 4 nbsp This article about a battle in Polish history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a battle in Russian history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Pieskowa Skala amp oldid 1172544319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
