Battle of Kobyłka
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The Battle of Kobyłka[lower-alpha 4] took place between the Russian Empire's armed forces under the leadership of Suvorov and Polish rebels under Stanisław Mokronowski north-east of Warsaw (at Kobyłka), on 26 October 1794. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising and ended with the rebels' defeat.
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Battle of Kobyłka | |||||||
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Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Schematic of the Battle of Kobyłka The history of the cavalry by M. Markov | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ivan Fersen |
Stanisław Mokronowski Jan Meyen [pl] Arnold Byszewski [pl] (POW) Col. Wolan (POW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
up to 4,000[lower-alpha 1] |
Byszewski: 2,500 Wolan: 1,000 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
153 killed and wounded[2][lower-alpha 3] |
450 dead and 846 captured acc. to Polish source[4] Almost all of Meyen's unit acc. to Russian source(incl. 1,073 prisoners of war, 9 cannons & 1 standard)[2] |
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