Battle of Kobyłka
| Battle of Kobyłka | |||||||
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| Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Schematic of the Battle of Kobyłka The history of the cavalry by M. Markov | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ivan Fersen |
Stanisław Mokronowski Jan Meyen Arnold Byszewski (POW) Col. Wolan (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Up to 4,000 |
Byszewski: 2,500 Wolan: 1,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 153 killed and wounded |
450 dead and 846 captured acc. to Polish source Almost all of Meyen's unit acc. to Russian source(incl. 1,073 prisoners of war, 9 cannons & 1 standard) | ||||||
The Battle of Kobyłka took place between the Russian Empire's armed forces under the leadership of Suvorov and Polish rebels under Stanisław Mokronowski north-east of Warsaw (at Kobyłka), on 26 October 1794. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising and ended with the rebels' defeat.