Battle of Depułtycze explained

Conflict:Battle of Depułtycze
Partof:the January Uprising
Date:5 August 1863
Place:near Depułtycze Królewskie
Result:Polish victory
Combatant1: Polish insurgents
Combatant2: Russian Empire
Commander1:Kajetan Karol Cieszkowski
Władysław Eminowicz
Józef Władysław Rucki
Casualties1:11 dead
Casualties2:23 dead

The Battle of Depułtycze, one of many clashes of the January Uprising, took place on August 5, 1863, near the village of Depułtycze Królewskie, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A Polish insurgent unit clashed with a detachment of the Imperial Russian Army, which was sent there from Krasnystaw. The battle began at 10:30 a.m., and lasted several hours, ending in Polish victory. The insurgents lost 11 men, while Russian losses were 23 killed.

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