Battle of Brest (1794)
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For similarly named battles, see Battle of Brest (disambiguation).
The Battle of Brest (Brześć in Polish), also known as the Battle of Terespol, took place between Russian imperial forces and Polish rebels south-west of Brest (near the village of Terespol), present-day Belarus, on 19 September 1794. It was part of the Kościuszko Uprising.[6]
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Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Schematic of the Battle of Brest The history of the cavalry by M. Markov | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Poland–Lithuania | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Suvorov Pyotr Islenyev [ru] Georgy Shevich [ru] Yakov Kulnev |
Karol Sierakowski [pl] Stanisław Mokronowski Stanisław Kosmowski | ||||||
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8,000–9,000[lower-alpha 1] 14 cannons[3] |
16,000–17,000:[lower-alpha 2]
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up to 1,000 killed or wounded[3][2] |
2,145 killed or wounded[7][lower-alpha 5] 2 standards[3] |
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