Battle of Bromberg
The battle for the Danzig Bridge in Bromberg
| date | October 2, 1794 |
|---|---|
| place | Bromberg |
| output | Victory of the Poles |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
|
Johann Friedrich Székely |
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski |
| Troop strength | |
| about 1,000 men | about 7,000 men |
| losses | |
|
high |
low |
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Kościuszko Uprising
Racławice • Warsaw collection • Vilnius survey • Niemenczyn • Polany • Lipniszki • Szczekociny • Chełm • soly • Kurlander survey • Gołków • Raszyn • Kolno • Błonie • Warsaw (1) • Sałaty • Slonim • Luban • Krupczyce • Terespol • bulk Polish collection • Łabiszyn • Bydgoszcz • Maciejowice • Kobyłka • Praga • Warsaw (2)
The Battle of Bromberg (Polish Bitwa pod Bydgoszczą ) took place on October 2, 1794 during the Kościuszko uprising .
During his advance towards Greater Poland , Major General Dąbrowski gathered his troops near the city of Gniezno , a total of around 7,000 mostly young and inexperienced soldiers. In order not to lose contact with the troops who had remained in the rear, he decided to attack the Prussian garrison in Inowrazlaw . On the night of September 29th to September 30th, the insurgents reached the small town of Łabiszyn , where they were attacked by the Prussians under Colonel Székely . The attack was repulsed and the Prussians began to retreat to Bromberg . The Prussian troops lined up on the left bank of the Brahe , only the rearguard remained on the right bank in Bromberg. The Poles, who had arrived at Bromberg on the night of October 1st to October 2nd, attacked the rearguard; while trying to come to the aid of his troops, Colonel Székely was fatally wounded. The Prussian troops began to retreat towards Świecie , the Polish cavalry pursued them to Fordon .
100 Prussians were killed in the battle and 400 were taken prisoner. The Poles lost 25 of their soldiers and 30 were wounded.
literature
- Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa, 1967, Wydanie I