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Battle of Siemiatycze

Battle of Siemiatycze was a battle fought on 6 February 1863 at Siemiatycze, in what is now Poland; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the January Uprising, which ran from 1863 to 1864. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 2,500.

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Battle of Siemiatycze 1863
Battle of Siemiatycze 1863. Anonymous plate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 February 1863lasted 1 day
WhereSiemiatycze, Poland52.427N, 22.863E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsPolish Insurgentsagainst25px Russian Empire
Part ofJanuary Uprising1863 to 1864

Where it sits in the January Uprising

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

Record

Date6 February 1863
to 7 February 1863
PlaceSiemiatycze, Poland
52.427N, 22.863E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,0002,500
Battle of SiemiatyczeBattle of SiemiatyczeBattle of DrohiczynBattle of KrzemieńBattle of BrańskBattle of NuremBattle of Międzyrzec PodlaskiBattle of DrohiczynBattle of KrzemieńBattle of BrańskBattle of Międzyrzec PodlaskiWarsawBrestLublinBiałystokKovel100 km52.427N, 22.863E
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Battle of Siemiatycze 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 Q2591328, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Siemiatycze, revision 1370589344, 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.