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 | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Suvorov Fyodor Buksgevden Ivan Isaev Georgy Shevich Pyotr Islenyev |
Karol Sierakowski Stanisław Kosmowski | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 men, 39 cannons [1] [2] |
4,000 men, 26 cannons [1] [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
325–700 [3] |
~3,000 killed, wounded, or captured [3] [a] (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 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.
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Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Fighting for a river crossing Aleksander Orłowski | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Suvorov Fyodor Buksgevden Ivan Isaev Georgy Shevich Pyotr Islenyev |
Karol Sierakowski Stanisław Kosmowski | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 men, 39 cannons [1] [2] |
4,000 men, 26 cannons [1] [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
325–700 [3] |
~3,000 killed, wounded, or captured [3] [a] (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 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.
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