Battle of Brest (1792)

Battle of Brest
Part of Polish-Russian War of 1792
Russian Commander Ivan Fersen
Date 23 July [O.S. 12 July] 1792 Location Brest, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Modern day Belarus) Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Fersen	Szymon Zabiełło
Strength
5,500	5,000
Casualties and losses
12 killed & 43 wounded	356 killed & 66 captured

The Battle of Brest (Russian: Битва под Брестом; Polish: Bitwa pod Brześciem), This is a defensive battle of 5,000 Polish-Lithuanian troops who are trying to cover the way to Warsaw from the Russians. An equally strong Russian detachment was acting against them.

On July 21, a dragoon raid took place on Polish-Lithuanian positions in front of the city, the Polish-Lithuanian forces retreated into the city itself. On July 23, a battle took place at dawn, the defenders held out for a long time, but after they ran out of ammunition they were forced to retreat.^[1] Poles lost 356 killed and 66 captured, while the Russians lost only 12 dead and 43 wounded.^[2]