Battle of Maciejowice
| Battle of Maciejowice | |||||||
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| Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Kościuszko's capture in battle, by Jan Bogumił Plersch | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Poland-Lithuania | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tadeusz Kościuszko (POW) |
Ivan Fersen Fyodor Denisov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000 killed, wounded and captured | 2,000 – 2,500 | ||||||
The Battle of Maciejowice was fought on 10 October 1794, between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire during the Polish Uprising of 1794.
The Poles were led by Tadeusz Kościuszko. Kościuszko with 6,200 men, who planned to prevent the linking of three larger Russian corps, commanded by generals Fyodor Denisov, Ivan Fersen and Alexander Suvorov. He also had requested the support of Adam Poniński (who had 4,000 soldiers), but Poniński failed to arrive on the battlefield in time.