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Battle of Praga

Battle of Praga was a siege conducted 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: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 22,000: 20,000 regulars; 2,000 Cossacks.; 86 cannons against 30,000: 17,500 regulars; 12,500 irregulars.; 104 cannons.

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Fought1794
WhereWarsaw, Poland52.230N, 21.011E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstPoland–Lithuania
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, 179417941794Battle of Praga, 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)
PlaceWarsaw, Poland
52.230N, 21.011E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeCapitulation of Warsaw
Strength22,000: 20,000 regulars; 2,000 Cossacks.; 86 cannons30,000: 17,500 regulars; 12,500 irregulars.; 104 cannons
Casualties and losses1,540–4,000 killed and wounded9,000–10,000 killed, died of wounds and drowned (excluding civilians); 11,000–13,000 captured (including wounded and unarmed); At least 101 guns; 12,000 Polish civilians killed
Commanders
  • Józef Zajączek
  • Tomasz Wawrzecki
  • Jakub Jasiński
  • Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski
  • Berek Joselewicz
  • Jan Jerzy Giessler
Battle of PragaBattle of PragaSiege 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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Battle of Praga 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 Q1347209, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Praga, revision 1382459978, 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.