Battle of Bydgoszcz

Battle of Bydgoszcz
Part of Kościuszko Uprising

An army during Kościuszko's insurrection
Date2 October 1794[1]
Location
Bydgoszcz
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kościuszko's rebels) Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Kingdom of Prussia Johann Friedrich Székely [pl; ru] (DOW, POW)
Kingdom of Prussia Col. Wittel  †
Kingdom of Prussia Mjr. Wedelstadtand  †
Strength
4,000 men and 16 guns[1]
5,000 local insurgents[1]		 Kingdom of Prussia Less than the Polish side[1]
Casualties and losses
25 dead and 30 wounded[3] Kingdom of Prussia 100 killed[4]
Kingdom of Prussia 50 wounded[4]
Kingdom of Prussia Almost 400 taken prisoner[4]

Battle of Bydgoszcz took place on 2 October 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising. It involved the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth led by Jan Henryk Dąbrowski against Prussia led by Johann Friedrich Székely [pl; ru]. It ended with a Polish–Lithuanian victory.

  1. ^ a b c d e Gąsowski, Tomasz; Ronikier, Jerzy; Wróbel, Piotr; Zblewski, Zdzisław (1999). Bitwy polskie. Leksykon. Znak Social Publishing Institute.
  2. ^ Twardowski, Bolesław (1894). Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki w roku 1794. Poznań: Nakładem Księgarni Katolickiej. p. 60.
  3. ^ Mincer 1994, p. 69.
  4. ^ a b c Mincer 1994, p. 68.