Battle of Sędziejowice
Battle in the January Uprising in Russia in 1863
| Battle of Sędziejowice | |||||||
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| Part of the January Uprising | |||||||
 Memorial to General Edmund Taczanowski in Sędziejowice | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Polish insurgents |  Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Edmund Taczanowski | Alexander Pavlovich von Grabbe (POW) (DOW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 | |||||||
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January Uprising
- Ciołków
- Szydłowiec
- Lubartów
- Węgrów
- Rawa
- Sosnowiec
- Siemiatycze
- Słupcza
- Miechów
- Staszów
- Krzywosądz
- 1st Nowa Wieś
- Dobra
- 1st Małogoszcz
- Mrzygłód
- Pieskowa Skała
- Skała
- Chroberz
- Grochowiska
- Igołomia
- Krasnobród
- Praszka
- Buda Zaborowska
- Borowe Młyny
- Genėtiniai
- 2nd Nowa Wieś
- Pyzdry
- Pobiednik Mały
- Stok
- Kobylanka
- Krzykawka
- Biržai
- 1st Ignacewo
- Huta Krzeszowska
- Miropol
- Horki
- Salicha
- 1st Chruślina
- Nagoszewo
- 2nd Ignacewo
- Lututów
- Góry
- Komorów
- Świerże
- Ossa
- Coștangalia
- 2nd Chruślina
- Depułtycze
- Żyrzyn
- Złoczew
- Fajsławice
- Sędziejowice
- Panasówka
- Batorz
- 2nd Małogoszcz
- Mełchów
- Rybnica
- Łążek
- 1st Opatów
- Brody
- Sprowa
- Mierzwin
- Huta Szczeceńska
- Janik
- Iłża
- 2nd Opatów
- Żeleźnica
The Battle of Sędziejowice, one of many clashes of the January Uprising, took place on 26 August 1863 near the village of Sędziejowice, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A party of 1,500 Polish insurgents, commanded by Edmund Taczanowski, clashed with soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army, commanded by rittmeister von Grabbe. The battle resulted in Polish victory.
In early September 1863, an insurgent party of Taczanowski camped near Sędziejowice. When the Russians found out about this, they decided to send there Grodno Hussars under Rittmeister von Grabbe, supported by Don Cossacks. It is unknown how many Russian soldiers were engaged in the clash, as almost all of them were killed. A few survivors, including von Grabbe himself, were captured by the insurgents.
Following the battle, strong Russian forces concentrated between Częstochowa and Łódź, ready to prevent any insurgent movements.
Sources
- Stefan Kieniewicz: Powstanie styczniowe. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1983. ISBN 83-01-03652-4.
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