Battle of Krupczyce
| Battle of Krupczyce | |||||||
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| Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Fighting for a river crossing Aleksander Orłowski | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | Poland–Lithuania | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexander Suvorov Fyodor Buksgevden Ivan Isaev Georgy Shevich Pyotr Islenyev |
Karol Sierakowski Stanisław Kosmowski | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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12,000 men, 39 cannons |
4,000 men, 26 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 325–700 |
~3,000 killed, wounded, or captured (Suvorov's report)
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The Battle of Krupczyce took place between the Russian Empire's armed forces under the command of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov and Kościuszko's Polish-Lithuanian rebels under Karol Józef Sierakowski east of Brest (near the Krupczyce Abbey), present-day Belarus, on September 17, 1794. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising and ended with the defeat of the rebels.