Battle of Brest (1792)

This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

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 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 positions in front of the city, the Poles retreated into the city itself. On July 23, a battle took place at dawn, the Poles held out for a long time, but after they ran out of ammunition they were forced to retreat.