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

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Polish–Russian War (1792) significantEvent Battle of Dubienka
War in Defense of the Constitution hasPart Battle of Dubienka
War of 1792 notableBattle Battle of Dubienka