Stoczek, Battle of, Poland, 1831

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Name (Latin)
Stoczek, Battle of, Poland, 1831
Other forms of name
Stoczek Łukowski, Battle of, Poland, 1831
Coordinates
21.96666667 21.96666667 51.96666667 51.96666667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Poland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q2288966
Library of congress: sh2011003378
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2010506922: Strzeżek, Tomasz. Stoczek-Nowa Wieś 1831, 2010.
  • Polish Wikipedia, July 7, 2011(Bitwa pod Stoczkiem, took place 14th of February, 1831 between the Polish cavalry of Józef Dwernicki and the Russian cavalry of Fiodor Geismar at the town of Stoczek Łukowski)
  • Wikipedia, Aug. 2, 2011:(Battle of Stoczek; first major battle of the November Uprising in Poland; Feb. 14, 1831 near the town of Stoczek Łukowski; on the Best-Warsaw road)
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Wikipedia description:

The Battle of Stoczek was the first significant engagement between Russian and Polish forces during the Polish November Uprising. It took place on 14 February 1831 near the town of Stoczek Łukowski, near the Brest–Warsaw road. The Polish forces drove off two regiments of Russian mounted Jaegers, inflicting heavy casualties on them in the process.

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