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Ponary Battle

Ponary Battle was a battle fought in 1831 at Aukštieji Paneriai, in what is now Lithuania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Aukštieji Paneriai. It was part of the November Uprising, which ran from 1830 to 1831. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 24,000, 70 cannons against 24,000, 26 cannons.

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Open ceremony of monument of Paneriai battle 1831 in Vilnius, Lithuania
Open ceremony of monument of Paneriai battle 1831 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Rimantas Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1831
WhereAukštieji Paneriai, Lithuania54.636N, 25.192E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstCongress Poland
Casualties and losses364and1,200 dead, wounded, captured, or missing; 800 deserted
Part ofNovember Uprising1830 to 1831

Where it sits in the November Uprising

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24 placed engagements of the November Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1831 (year precision)
PlaceAukštieji Paneriai, Lithuania
54.636N, 25.192E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength24,000, 70 cannons24,000, 26 cannons
Casualties and losses3641,200 dead, wounded, captured, or missing; 800 deserted
Commanders
  • Dmitri Osten-Sacken
  • Antoni Giełgud
Ponary BattlePonary BattleBattle of VilniusBattle of VilniusBattles of Vilnius (1812)Battle of WilnoOperation Ostra BramaBattle of VilniusMinskKaunasHrodnaLidaPanevežysMaladzyechna100 km54.636N, 25.192E
Placed at Aukštieji Paneriai; 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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Ponary Battle is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9173440, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Paneriai, revision 1370271451, 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.