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Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw Uprising was a battle fought on 17 April 1794 at Warsaw, in what is now Poland; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 3,000–3,500 soldiers,; ~2,500 militia #Opposing forces| [1] against 8,000 soldiers #Opposing forces| [1].

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Kościuszko Uprising: Warsaw insurrection 1794.
Kościuszko Uprising: Warsaw insurrection 1794.. Juliusz Kossak, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 April 1794lasted 2 days
WhereWarsaw, Poland52.230N, 21.011E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsPoland-LithuaniaagainstRussian Empire
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, 179417941794Warsaw Uprising, 1794
13 placed engagements of the Kościuszko Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 April 1794
to 19 April 1794
PlaceWarsaw, Poland
52.230N, 21.011E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,000–3,500 soldiers,; ~2,500 militia #Opposing forces| [1]8,000 soldiers #Opposing forces| [1]
Casualties and losses507 soldiers killed and 437 wounded,; ~700 militias and civilians killed2,000 or 2,250 to 4,000 killed; 1,500 to 2,000 taken prisoner
Commanders
  • Stanisław Mokronowski
  • Jan Kiliński
  • Iosif Igelström
Warsaw UprisingWarsaw UprisingSiege of WarsawCapture of Warsaw (1657)Battle of WarsawSiege of WarsawLiberation of Warsaw concentration campSiege of WarsawŁódźLublinBiałystok100 km52.230N, 21.011E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1656 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1794

Warsaw Uprising 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 Q2591793, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Warsaw Uprising (1794), revision 1383204847, 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.