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The Russian forces had some 59,000 men under arms and 178 cannon. In addition, at 15:00 the weakened corps of General Shakhovskiy arrived at the battlefield and took part in the assault. The forces of Field Marshal Diebitsch were organised into five Infantry Corps, with some cavalry units attached to
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Because of this, the battle is described as a marginal Polish victory in most handbooks and monographs, both modern and contemporary. Some authors argue that, although the Russian forces were badly beaten and forced to retreat and abandon their plans of capturing Warsaw, the lack of Polish pursuit
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and ending the Polish uprising with one blow. Polish losses were slightly fewer, but also significant: between 6,900 and 7,300 dead and wounded. However, Chłopicki did not start a pursuit after the fleeing Russians and did not take advantage of the success.
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This was seen as a de facto declaration of war and the Russian Army under Hans Karl von Diebitsch was ordered to enter Poland and crush the rebellion. The Russian army entered Poland on 4 February and started a fast advance towards
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road were still in Polish hands at dusk. After suffering heavy casualties, the Russians withdrew from the battlefield. However, the Poles had also lost a large part of their forces and were unable to organise a successful pursuit.
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Although the Russians had numerical superiority and better equipment on their side, the Polish lines were well-hidden in the woods and the Russian artillery had difficulties supporting the advancing infantry. Rockets designed by
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included some 36,000 soldiers and 115 cannon of various calibres. The majority of the Polish forces was composed of fresh, poorly trained and ill-equipped volunteers. However, the core of the Polish Army was composed of
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The sound of the nearby battle made Field Marshal Diebitsch (Dibich-Zabalkansky) change his plans and order an assault on Polish positions 24 hours earlier than planned. At noon the I Corps and the Corps of General
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On 24 February the Russian Army reached the outskirts of Warsaw in two columns. Initially Diebitsch was planning an all-out assault on Warsaw on 26 February. However, the successful Polish counter-attack in the
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were hoping for a peaceful solution to the conflict. However, neither side could propose a satisfactory compromise, and on 25 January 1831 Nicholas was deposed from the
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were on the verge of breaking after a night-long city fight, the Poles threw in the reserve 1st Infantry Division under General
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was ordered to outflank the Poles from the south and strike through the lines of the Polish 4th Infantry Division of General
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on 24 February surprised the Russians. In the early morning of 25 February, after both units taking part in the
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saw no hostilities between Poland and Russia. Both the Polish commander Józef Chłopicki and Russian Tsar
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was defeated and forced to retreat, made Diebitsch change his plans and attack earlier than planned.
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also helped distrupt Russian cavalry charges. Despite numerous assaults, both the woods and the
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were ordered to assault the Polish 2nd and 3rd Infantry Divisions (Generals
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them. However, the main part of the Russian cavalry was defeated in the
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In the course of a day-long struggle the Russians lost at least 9,500
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Olszynka Grochowska
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