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Battle of Rajgród (1794)

Coordinates: 54°25′N 25°57′E / 54.417°N 25.950°E / 54.417; 25.950
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Battle of Rajgród (1794)
Part of the Kościuszko Uprising
Date10 July 1794
Location54°25′N 25°57′E / 54.417°N 25.950°E / 54.417; 25.950
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia Polish rebels

The Battle of Rajgród Template:Lang-pl was a battle of Kościuszko Uprising between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth rebel army and the Kingdom of Prussia which took place in Rajgród on 1794 July 10. Rebels using only the cold arms and without the heavy artillery were able to temporarily push out the Prussian army from the city.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Andrzej Grabski, Jan Wimmer i inni, Zarys dziejów wojskowości polskiej do roku 1864. Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. Warszawa 1966.
  2. ^ Andrzej Zahorski, Wypisy źródłowe do historii polskiej sztuki wojennej. Polska sztuka wojenna w okresie powstania kościuszkowskiego, Zeszyt dziesiąty, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa 1960.
  3. ^ Bolesław Twardowski: Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki w roku 1794. Poznań: Księgarnia Katolicka, 1894.
  4. ^ Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa, 1967, Wydanie I