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Battle of Sosnowiec

Battle of Sosnowiec was a battle fought on 6 February 1863 at Sosnowiec, 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: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 150–250 against 300.

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Sosnowiec, budynek dworca głównego, 1859, 1915
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Fought6 February 1863lasted 1 day
WhereSosnowiec, Poland50.283N, 19.133E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsPolish insurgentsagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses3 dead and 17 woundedandSizeable, incl. 30 POWs
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
PlaceSosnowiec, Poland
50.283N, 19.133E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength150–250300
Casualties and losses3 dead and 17 woundedSizeable, incl. 30 POWs
Commanders
  • Apolinary Kurowski
Battle of SosnowiecBattle of SosnowiecDefense of KatowiceShelling of BytomBattle of MikołówBattle of KrzykawkaBattle of BogucinShelling of BytomBattle of MikołówKrakówWrocławOstravaBrnoKielceZlínŽilinaOpole100 km50.283N, 19.133E
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Battle of Sosnowiec 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 Q9173792, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sosnowiec, revision 1370274576, 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.