First Battle of Wawer
The First Battle of Wawer 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.
| First Battle of Wawer | |||||||
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| Part of Polish-Russian War 1830-1831 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Poland | Imperial Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michał Radziwiłł | Hans Karl von Diebitsch | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 44,000 | 52,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,500 | 4,000 | ||||||
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