Battle of Brest (1794)

For similarly named battles, see Battle of Brest (disambiguation).
Battle of Brest
Part of the Kościuszko Uprising

Schematic of the Battle of Brest
The history of the cavalry by M. Markov
Date19 September 1794 (8th O.S.)
Location
Brest, Województwo brzeskie, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, present-day Belarus
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire Poland–Lithuania
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Suvorov
Pyotr Islenyev [ru]
Georgy Shevich [ru]
Yakov Kulnev		 Karol Sierakowski [pl]
Stanisław Mokronowski
Stanisław Kosmowski
Strength

8,000–9,000[a]

14 cannons[3]

16,000–17,000:[b]

28 cannons[6][3]
Casualties and losses
Up to 1,000 killed or wounded[3][2]

2,145 killed or wounded[7][e]
500 captured[3] [f]

All artillery pieces[3][2]
2 standards[3]
Karol Sierakowski, the Polish commander

The Battle of Brest (Brześć in Polish), also known as the Battle of Terespol, took place between Russian imperial forces and Polish rebels south-west of Brest (near the village of Terespol), present-day Belarus, on 19 September 1794. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising.[6]

  1. ^ Leer 1883.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905) (in German). Vienna & Leipzig: C. W. Stern. p. 297. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Брест-Литовск // Sytin Military Encyclopedia. Vol. 5: "Бомбарда — Верещагин", pp. 67—69
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Petrushevsky was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Herbst (1983)
  6. ^ a b c Grygoryew, M. (1994). Войска ВКЛ. Ад Сасаў да Касьцюшкi (1765–1794) (in Belarusian). Minsk: Выдавецтва Зьміцера Салошкіна. pp. 65–79. ISBN 985-6090-01-6.
  7. ^ a b "Сражения возле Крупчицкого монастыря и под Тересполем (Брест)" [Battles near Krupczyce Monastery and near Terespol (Brest)]. Военная история 2-й половины 18 века (in Russian). Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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