Battle of Nowa Wieś
The Battle of Nowa Wieś (Polish: Bitwa pod Nową Wsią; Russian: Сражение под Новой Весью) was fought on 19 February 1831 between an army of 3,000 Polish rebels under Jozef Dwernicki and a Russian army of 20,000 under Cyprian Kreutz. Despite being outnumbered, the Polish rebels were victorious.
Battle of Nowa Wieś | |||||||
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Part of the November Uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Congress Poland | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Józef Dwernicki | Cyprian Kreutz | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 men | 20,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200 killed |
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