Battle of Dubienka
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The Battle of Dubienka was a 1792 engagement in which Polish forces under Tadeusz Kościuszko mounted a notable defensive action against a larger Russian army during the Polish–Russian War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Dubienka canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bitwa pod Dubienką ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesPolish | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesRussian | over 2,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Mikhail Kakhovsky
NERFINISHED
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Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Virtuti Militari decoration awarded to Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| conflict |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
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surface form:
Polish–Russian War of 1792
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| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| countryModernLocation | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1792-07-18 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Russian advance into Polish territory ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Imperial Russian Army
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Polish Crown Army ⓘ Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| location |
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
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Dubienka ⓘ near the Bug River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive action by outnumbered Polish forces
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field fortifications designed by Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail |
Polish forces conducted an orderly withdrawal
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Russian forces captured the battlefield ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
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surface form:
Polish–Russian War of 1792
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| precededBy |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
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surface form:
Russian invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1792
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| relatedTo |
Kościuszko Uprising
ONNED1
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Second Partition of Poland ⓘ |
| result |
Polish strategic success in delaying Russian advance
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Russian tactical victory ⓘ |
| significance |
enhanced the military reputation of Tadeusz Kościuszko
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symbol of Polish resistance against Russian domination ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defend the Bug River line
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delay Russian forces advancing toward Lublin and Warsaw ⓘ |
| strengthPolish | approximately 5,300 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthRussian |
approximately 25,000 soldiers
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approximately 30,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
defense in depth
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field fortifications ⓘ use of natural river obstacles ⓘ |
| theatre |
Eastern Front
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surface form:
Eastern European theatre of war
|
| year | 1792 ⓘ |
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