Siege of Kraków Castle
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The siege of (the) Kraków Castle was a siege during the War of the Bar Confederation in which the Russian army, led by Alexander Suvorov, captured the Polish castle of Kraków. It took place in 1772, lasted from 4 February to 26 AprilN.S..[2][3][4][1][5]
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Siege of the Kraków Castle | |||||||
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Part of the war of the Bar Confederation | |||||||
The Castle of Kraków (1847) by Jan Nepomucen Głowacki | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Suvorov Col. Stackelberg |
Antoine de Vioménil [fr] Marquis de Choisy | ||||||
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about 1,623[1][lower-alpha 2] | less than 1,000[1] |
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