Battle of Raszyn (1809)

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Battle of Raszyn
Part of the Polish–Austrian War, War of the Fifth Coalition
Death of Cyprian Godebski in the Battle of Raszyn 1855 painting by January Suchodolski oil on canvas, National Museum in Warsaw
Date 19 April 1809 Location Raszyn, present-day Poland 52°09′32″N 20°55′35″E / 52.158889°N 20.926389°E / 52.158889; 20.926389 Result Disputed, see result Territorial changes Austrians capture Warsaw
Belligerents
Austrian Empire	Duchy of Warsaw Kingdom of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Archduke Ferdinand	Józef Poniatowski
Strength
26,000[1] to 29,790:[2] 24,500 infantry, 4,500 cavalry, 94 guns[3]	12,000[2] to 14,200: 10,500 infantry, 3,500 cavalry, 44 guns[1][4]
Casualties and losses
400–600[1][5] Polish estimate: 2,500 killed and wounded[6][7]	1,400 (1,100 Poles, 300 Saxons)[8][1]  • 450 killed  • 800–900 wounded  • 50 captured

War of the Fifth Coalition:
Polish–Austrian War

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The first Battle of Raszyn was fought on 19 April 1809 between armies of the Austrian Empire under Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este and the Duchy of Warsaw under Józef Antoni Poniatowski, as part of the War of the Fifth Coalition in the Napoleonic Wars.^[9] The battle was not decisive, but it did result in the Austrians obtaining their goal by capturing the Polish capital Warsaw.