Historical calendar: anniversary of the winning conflict of Igania, in which the Polish Army defeated the Moscows commanded by Grigorija Rosen.
Today in our calendar we will look at the circumstances accompanying this event.
On February 6, 1831, the imperial army, with more than 110 1000 soldiers, entered the borders of the Kingdom of Poland, beginning the regular Polish-Russian war. The Polish army, enlarged by fresh hauls, had only half of this number. Despite the disparity of forces, the conflict of Stoczek, Wawrem, Białołęka and Grochow confirmed excellent training of Poles. The enemy's offensive has been stopped.
Unfortunately, the fresh chieftain Jan Skrzynecki waited to make a counterattack, although the plans presented by Ignacy Prądzyński were promising. Only at the end of March, the strike led to a triumph against the Oaks and the Igania, but Boyzicki refused to proceed the attack. At this time, the uprising in Lithuania and Belarus, which was supported by regular troops led by Antoni Gielgud and Dezyder Chłapowski, broke out.
On 10 April 1831, a conflict took place under Igania between Polish troops commanded by Gen. Ignacy Prądzyński and Russian troops led by Gen. Jerzy Rosen. The decisive minute of the conflict was the attack of the 5th Infantry Regiment, commanded personally by Prądzyński. These troops managed to get a bridge on the river Muchawce. The Russian troops were forced to flee. 4.5 1000 Russian soldiers were killed in the fight, and 10 1000 were captured in Poland. The Polish losses were 500 soldiers.
The triumph of the Polish troops was the climax of the offensive launched in the spring of 1831. After the Poles lost the conflict of Olszynka Grochowska, the main Russian forces commanded by General Ivan Dybicz withdrew from Warsaw. According to the plan invented by Gen. Prądzyński, Polish troops were to attack the 6th Corps of Gen. Rosen distant from the main Russian forces. The Polish offensive amazed the Russians. But not for long...
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