Battle of Bydgoszcz
| Battle of Bydgoszcz | |||||||
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| Part of Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Battle of the Gdańsk Bridge in Bydgoszcz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Poland–Lithuania | Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jan Henryk Dąbrowski |
Johann Friedrich Székely (DOW) (POW) Col. Wittel † Mjr. Wedelstadtand † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,000 men and 16 guns 5,000 local insurgents | Less than the Polish side | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 25 dead and 30 wounded |
100 killed 50 wounded Almost 400 taken prisoner | ||||||
Battle of Bydgoszcz took place on 2 October 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising. It involved Polish–Lithuanian forces led by Jan Henryk Dąbrowski against Prussia led by Johann Friedrich Székely. It ended with a Polish–Lithuanian victory.