Battle of Pyzdry (1863)
| Battle of Pyzdry | |||||||
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| Part of the January Uprising | |||||||
Polish insurgents departing from Pyzdry to the battle on a painting by Wojciech Kossak | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish insurgents | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Edmund Taczanowski | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 dead and 27 wounded | Around 100 dead and wounded | ||||||
Location within Poland | |||||||
The Battle of Pyzdry, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on April 29, 1863, near the town of Pyzdry, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. 1,200 Polish insurgents under Edmund Taczanowski and Alojzy Oranowski clashed here with 1,500 soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army. The battle ended in Polish victory.