Dubysa Regiment Explained

Unit Name:Dubysa Regiment
Dates:1863 March – mid-1863
Type:Infantry
Battles:Uprising of 1863
Commander1:Bolesław Kołyszko
Commander1 Label:First and only commander

The Dubysa Regiment (;) was a Lithuanian infantry regiment commanded by Bolesław Kołyszko during the Uprising of 1863.[1] It was named after the river Dubysa. The regiment fought mostly in the Kaunas Governorate and ranged in strength from 700 to 1,170 members.[2]

Formation

The Dubysa Regiment began as a rebel group that was organized near Kaunas by Bolesław Kołyszko in March 1863.[3] It began forming in the coastal forests along the Dubysa, specifically between Čekiškė and Aukštdvaris. Kołyszko's group was joined by the groups of Bronislavas Žarskis and Antanas Norvaiša and the combined group was called the Dubysa Regiment.[4]

Among the regiment's members was Aleksandras Vytartas, the vicar of Čekiškė's, in which he announced the Uprising's Manifesto.

Battles

Kołyszko led the regiment in fights against units of the Imperial Russian Army at Aukštdvaris on March 29, near Lenčiai on April 1, near on April 11.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kauno rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka. Kauno rajono miesteliai ir gyvenvietės - Čekiškė. live. libis.krsvbiblioteka.lt. lt. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020205042/https://libis.krsvbiblioteka.lt/lt/krastotyros-knygos/34-straipsniai/1578-kauno-rajono-miesteliai-ir-gyvenvietes-cekiske . 2021-10-20 .
  2. Book: Pugačiauskas, Virgilijus. XIX a. Lietuvos karinių dalinių istorija. General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. 2019. 978-609-8074-97-0. Vilnius. 96. lt.
  3. Web site: 2013-09-30. Kolyška Boleslovas Kajetonas. live. Istorikas.lt. lt. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808233702/http://www.istorikas.lt/asmenybes/k/kolyska-boleslovas-kajetonas/ . 2020-08-08 .
  4. Book: Šenavičienė, Ieva. Sukilėlių kovos Lietuvoje 1863–1864 m.. 250. Lithuanian.