First Battle of Wawer

First Battle of Wawer
Part of Polish-Russian War 1830-1831
DateFebruary 19 (7 O.S.), 1831[1][2]
Location
Wawer near Warsaw, Poland
Result Russian victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Imperial Russia
Commanders and leaders
Michał Radziwiłł Hans Karl von Diebitsch
Strength
44,000[2] 52,000[2]
Casualties and losses
3,500[2] 3,700[3]-4,000[2]

The First Battle of Wawer[4] was fought on 19 February 1831, between Poland and Russia. Polish forces, led by Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, were defeated by the Russian Pahlen and Rosen corps, commanded by Hans Karl von Diebitsch. In this battle, Polish commanders did not receive any reinforcements, unlike the Russians.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "New York Military Magazine: Devoted to the Interests of the Militia Throughout the Union". Labree and Stockton. 1841. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Bodart 1908.
  3. ^ a b Egorshina & Petrova 2023, p. 392.
  4. ^ Kwartalnik historyczny. Towarzystwo Historyczne. 1933. p. 147.