battle, First World War

Battle of Bobruysk

Name: Battle of Bobruysk
Start: 1918-02-02
Location: Babruysk, Belarus

Battle of Bobruysk was a battle fought on 2 February 1918 at Babruysk, in what is now Belarus; it lasted 37 days. It was part of the October Revolution. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: +7,000 soldiers against 30,000 soldiers.

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Fought2 February 1918lasted 37 days

WhereBabruysk, Belarus53.141N, 29.253E

OutcomePolish victory

BelligerentsRussian SFSRagainstPoland

Casualties and lossesheavyand500–1,000

Part ofOctober Revolution1917

Record

Date	2 February 1918 to 11 March 1918
Place	Babruysk, Belarus 53.141N, 29.253E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	+7,000 soldiers	30,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses	heavy	500–1,000
Commanders	Jukums Vācietis	Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki Bolesław Jaźwiński Władysław Anders

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Saltanovka 1812, 99 km NE
Battle of Holowczyn 1708, 104 km N
Siege of Mahilow 1941, 112 km NE
Battle of Shepeleviche 1654, 112 km N
Battle of Lesnaya 1708, 119 km NE

Elsewhere in 1918

Battle of Bobruysk is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9370583, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bobruysk (1918), revision 1370434675, 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.