Battle of Olszynka Grochowska

Battle of Olszynka Grochowska
Part of the November Uprising
Arsenal taken
Olszynka Grochowska, an 1886 painting by Wojciech Kossak
Date25 February 1831
Location
Olszynka Grochowska east of Warsaw, Poland
Result See § Aftermath
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Józef Chłopicki
Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki
Jan Krukowiecki

Russia Hans Karl von Diebitsch

Russia Grigory Vladimirovich Rosen
Strength
36,000–40,000 men,[1] 115 cannon 60,000 men,[1] 178 cannon
Casualties and losses
Estimates
  •  • Polish: 6,800[2]
  •  • Russian: 12,000[3]
  •  • Other: 7,000–9,500 casualties[a]
 Estimates
  •  • Polish: 9,400[2]
  •  • Russian: 9,500[3]
  •  • Other: at least 9,500 casualties;[1] up to 10,500[4]

The Battle of Olszynka Grochowska, or the battle of Grochów,[4][b] was fought on 25 February 1831 in the woods near Grochów, on the eastern outskirts of Warsaw. The Polish army, commanded by Józef Chłopicki, succeeded in preventing its Russian counterpart, under Hans Karl von Diebitsch, from crushing the uprising. However, the battle has also been described as an inconclusive bloodbath.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Conflict 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Wielka Encyklopedia PWN. Volume 10. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2002, p. 465. ISBN 83-01-13673-1.
  3. ^ a b Velichko et al. 1912, pp. 507–509.
  4. ^ a b c Bodart 1908.


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