Battle of Racławice
| Battle of Racławice | |||||||
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| Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
"Battle of Racławice", Jan Matejko 465 × 897 cm. Kraków's National Museum. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Poland-Lithuania | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tadeusz Kościuszko Józef Zajączek Antoni Madaliński |
Fyodor Denisov Alexander Tormasov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,000 11 guns |
3,000 12 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200–250 |
800 12 guns captured | ||||||
The Battle of Racławice was one of the first battles of the Kościuszko Uprising against Russia. It was fought on 4 April 1794 near the village of Racławice in Lesser Poland.
The battle site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated on 1 May 2004. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland. In the original text of Poland Is Not Yet Lost, the battle is mentioned in the last verse.