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First Battle of Warsaw

First Battle of Warsaw was a battle fought in 1794 at Warsaw, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Warsaw. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 35,000–44,000 against Prussians: 25,000–30,000; Russians: 13,000–65,000.

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Siege of Warsaw 1794
Siege of Warsaw 1794. Anonymous reproduction, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1794
WhereWarsaw, Poland52.230N, 21.011E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish victory
Belligerents23px Poland-LithuaniaagainstRussian Empire; Kingdom of Prussia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofKościuszko Uprising1794

Where it sits in the Kościuszko Uprising

Battle of Racławice, 1794Warsaw Uprising, 1794Battle of Nemenčinė, 1794Battle of Polanami, 1794Battle of Szczekociny, 1794Battle of Chełm, 1794Battle of Soły, 1794Battle of Rajgród, 1794First Battle of Warsaw, 1794Battle of Saločiai (1794), 1794Battle of Bydgoszcz, 1794Battle of Maciejowice, 1794Battle of Praga, 179417941794First Battle of Warsaw, 1794
13 placed engagements of the Kościuszko Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1794 (year precision)
to 1794
PlaceWarsaw, Poland
52.230N, 21.011E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength35,000–44,000Prussians: 25,000–30,000; Russians: 13,000–65,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Frederick William II of Prussia
  • Johann Hermann von Fersen
First Battle of WarsawFirst Battle of WarsawSiege of WarsawWarsaw UprisingCapture of Warsaw (1657)Battle of WarsawSiege of WarsawSiege of WarsawŁódźLublinBiałystok100 km52.230N, 21.011E
Placed at Warsaw; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1794

First Battle of Warsaw is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q982413, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Warsaw (1794), revision 1382460975, 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.