Battle of Złoczew

51°24′53″N 18°36′26″E / 51.41472°N 18.60722°E / 51.41472; 18.60722Result Russian victoryBelligerents Poland Polish insurgents Russian EmpireCommanders and leaders Edmund TaczanowskiCasualties and losses 5 dead[1]
Battle of Złoczew is located in Poland
Battle of Złoczew
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Location within Poland
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January Uprising

The Battle of Złoczew, one of many clashes of the January Uprising, took place on 22 August 1863 near the town of Złoczew, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A Polish insurgent unit under Edmund Taczanowski clashed with a detachment of the Imperial Russian Army and the battle resulted in Russian victory. The insurgents lost 5 men, and after the battle, Taczanowski ordered his party to withdraw[1] towards Niechmirów.

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 210.

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