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Battle of Białołęka

Battle of Białołęka was a battle fought on 24 February 1831 at Warsaw, in what is now Poland; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the November Uprising, which ran from 1830 to 1831. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 13,000 men, 22 cannons against 11,000 men, 56 cannons.

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Battle of Białołęka
Maksymilian Gierymski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 February 1831lasted 1 day
WhereWarsaw, Poland52.193N, 20.890E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsPolandagainstImperial Russia
Casualties and losses770 killed and woundedand1,070 killed and wounded
Part ofNovember Uprising1830 to 1831

Where it sits in the November Uprising

Battle of Warsaw, 1831Defence of Zamość, 1831Battle of Stoczek, 1831Battle of Dobra, 1831First Battle of Wawer, 1831Battle of Nowa Wieś, 1831Battle of Kurowem (1831), 1831Battle of Białołęka, 1831Battle of Olszynka Grochowska, 1831Battle of Dębe Wielkie, 1831Battle of Iganie, 1831Battle of Kazimierz Dolny, 18312nd Battle of Boremlem, 1831Battle of Dashav, 1831Battle of Nurem, 1831Battle of Ostrołęka, 1831Battle of Rajgród, 1831Battle of Budziskami, 1831Ponary Battle, 1831Battle of Iłżą, 1831Battle of Międzyrzec Podlaski, 183118311831Battle of Białołęka, 1831
24 placed engagements of the November Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 February 1831
to 25 February 1831
PlaceWarsaw, Poland
52.193N, 20.890E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength13,000 men, 22 cannons11,000 men, 56 cannons
Casualties and losses770 killed and wounded1,070 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Jan Krukowiecki
  • Antoni Giełgud
  • Kazimierz Małachowski
  • Ivan Shakhovskoy
Battle of BiałołękaBattle of BiałołękaBattle of PęciceBattle of RaszynBattle of WarsawRaid on Okęcie and ZałuskiDefense of Ochota and Wola (1939)Battle of PęciceBattle of WarsawŁódźLublinBiałystokInowrocław100 km52.193N, 20.890E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1656 and 1944.

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Elsewhere in 1831

Battle of Białołęka is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1157021, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Białołęka, revision 1370434236, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.