Battle of Ginietyny
The Battle of Ginietyny (Lithuanian: Genėtinių mūšis), one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on April 21, 1863, near Lithuanian village of Ginietyny (Genėtiniai), located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Raguva. 300 Polish-Lithuanian insurgents under Colonel Zygmunt Sierakowski clashed here with soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army.
| Battle of Ginietyny | |||||||
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| Part of the January Uprising | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Polish–Lithuanian insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Zygmunt Sierakowski | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 40 dead, 60 wounded | 6 dead | ||||||
An insurgent group, camping in a forest, found out about a Russian column, which tried to approach the Lithuanians. Sierakowski decided to carry out a surprise attack, in which 40 Russians died and 60 were wounded. The insurgents lost only 6 men.
Sources
- Stefan Kieniewicz: Powstanie styczniowe. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1983. ISBN 83-01-03652-4.
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