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Battle of Rajgród

Battle of Rajgród was a battle fought on 29 May 1831 at Rajgród, in what is now Poland. It was part of the November Uprising, which ran from 1830 to 1831. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 men, 10 cannons against 5,800 men, 14 cannons.

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Charge of Poznań Cavalry Regiment during the November Uprising, here painted by Juliusz Kossak
Charge of Poznań Cavalry Regiment during the November Uprising, here painted by Juliusz Kossak. Juliusz Kossak, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 May 1831
WhereRajgród, Poland53.733N, 22.700E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsPolandagainstImperial Russia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofNovember Uprising1830 to 1831

Where it sits in the November Uprising

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Record

Date29 May 1831
PlaceRajgród, Poland
53.733N, 22.700E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength12,000 men, 10 cannons5,800 men, 14 cannons
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Antoni Giełgud
  • Dmitri Osten-Sacken
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Battle of Rajgród is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q968251, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rajgród, revision 1370587103, 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.