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Battle of Kraśnik

Battle of Kraśnik was a battle fought in 1914 at Kraśnik, in what is now Poland. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Austro-Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: 144 infantry battalions; 71 cavalry squadrons; 354 guns against 104 infantry battalions; 100 cavalry squadrons; 350 guns.

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Front side of Open Letter (Carte Postale) issued in c. 1914 with view of attack of Austro-Hungarian dragoons on Russian infantry at Krasnik (august 1914)
Front side of Open Letter (Carte Postale) issued in c. 1914 with view of attack of Austro-Hungarian dragoons on Russian infantry at Krasnik (august 1914). D. K. & Co. P., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1914
WhereKraśnik, Poland50.933N, 22.217E
OutcomeAustro-Hungarian victory
BelligerentsAustria-HungaryagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses15,000and25,000; Including 6,000 POW; 28 guns
Part ofWWI Eastern Front1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the WWI Eastern Front

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Kraśnik, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Krzywopłoty, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914Battle of Komarów, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of Augustów, 1914Battle of Kraków (1914), 1914Battle of Limanowa, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914second battle of Krakow, 1914Battle of Bolimów, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 1915Battle of Konary, 1915Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, 1915Narew Offensive, 1915Siege of Novogeorgievsk, 1915Siege of Kovno, 1915Sventiany Offensive, 1915Battle of Ustechko (1916), 1916Brusilov Offensive, 1916Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916Baranovichi Offensive, 1916Kerensky Offensive, 1917Battle of Toboly, 1917Battle of Zborov, 1917Battle of Riga, 1917Battle of Jugla, 1917Battle of Moon Sound, 1917Battle of Rarańcza, 1918Battle of Bakhmach, 1918Battle of Kaniów, 191819141918Battle of Kraśnik, 1914
36 placed engagements of the WWI Eastern Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1914 (year precision)
to 25 August 1914
PlaceKraśnik, Poland
50.933N, 22.217E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength144 infantry battalions; 71 cavalry squadrons; 354 guns104 infantry battalions; 100 cavalry squadrons; 350 guns
Casualties and losses15,00025,000; Including 6,000 POW; 28 guns
Commanders
Battle of KraśnikBattle of KraśnikSecond Battle of ChruślinaFirst Battle of ChruślinaBattle of ZawichostBattle of SłupczaBattle of TarłówSecond Battle of ChruślinaBattle of SłupczaBattle of TarłówLvivKrakówBrestLublinRzeszówKovel100 km50.933N, 22.217E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: AUS 1ST ARMYDefender: RUS 4TH ARMY
Strength350,000260,000
Casualties50,000 (14.3%)50,000 (19.2%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1086
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width64 km64 km
Attacker advanced12 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 282), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Kraśnik is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q689972, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kraśnik, revision 1370446253, 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.