Battle of Zieleńce
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The Battle of Zieleńce was a 1792 engagement in the Polish–Russian War in which Polish forces under Prince Józef Poniatowski achieved a notable victory and for which the Virtuti Militari, Poland’s highest military decoration, was first awarded.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Zieleńce canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedAward | Virtuti Militari ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Poland
ⓘ
Battles involving the Russian Empire ⓘ Battles of the Polish–Russian War of 1792 ⓘ |
| cause | Russian intervention against the Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
|
| combatant2 | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Polish side) |
Prince Józef Poniatowski
ⓘ
Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| commander |
Prince Józef Poniatowski
ⓘ
surface form:
Józef Poniatowski
Mikhail Kakhovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Polish military calendars ⓘ |
| conflict |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Russian War of 1792
|
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 18 June 1792 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
introduction of Virtuti Militari as a permanent military order
ⓘ
temporary boost to Polish morale ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Polish casualties
ⓘ
Russian casualties ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Volhynian Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Volhynia Governorate
|
| honoredBy |
commemorative medals
ⓘ
military traditions of the Polish Army ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Polish
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| location |
Volhynia
ⓘ
Zieleńce ⓘ near Zasław ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Ukraine ⓘ |
| monarchOfPolandAtTime |
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski
ⓘ
surface form:
Stanisław August Poniatowski
|
| namedAfter | village of Zieleńce ⓘ |
| notableFor | first awarding of the Virtuti Militari ⓘ |
| outcome | Polish tactical victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Russian War of 1792
|
| relatedTo |
Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of 3 May 1791
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of 3 May 1791
War in Defense of the Constitution ⓘ |
| result | Polish victory ⓘ |
| theatre |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of the Polish–Russian War of 1792
|
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1792 ⓘ |
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