Battle of Coștangalia
| Battle of Coștangalia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the January Uprising | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Romanian United Principalities | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Zygmunt Miłkowski Józef Jagmin | Athanasie Călinescu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 213 soldiers |
1,260 soldiers 60 cavalrymen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 dead 25 wounded |
18 dead 40 wounded | ||||||
The battle of Coștangalia was the battle fought on 15 July 1863, near the village of Coștangalia, Romanian United Principalities (now located in Moldova). It was fought by the Romanian forces, against the Polish rebels marching through territory of Romanian United Principalities, to join the rebels fighting in the January Uprising, in Poland.