Conflict: | First Battle of Wawer |
Partof: | Polish-Russian War 1830-1831 |
Date: | February 19 (7 O.S.), 1831 |
Place: | Wawer near Warsaw, Poland |
Result: | Russian victory |
Combatant1: | Kingdom of Poland |
Combatant2: | Imperial Russia |
Commander1: | Michał Radziwiłł |
Commander2: | Hans Karl von Diebitsch |
Strength1: | 44,000 |
Strength2: | 52,000 |
Casualties1: | 3,500 |
Casualties2: | 4,000 |
The First Battle of Wawer[1] was fought on 19 February 1831, between Poland and Russia. Polish forces, led by Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, were defeated by the Russian Pahlen and Rosen corps, commanded by Hans Karl von Diebitsch. In this battle, Polish commanders did not receive any reinforcements, unlike the Russians.[2]