Battles of the January Uprising - Battle of Staszow, Battle of W?grow, Battle of ?Yrzyn, Battle of Ma?ogoszcz, Battle of CIO?Kow (Paperback)

Chapters: Battle of Staszow, Battle of W?grow, Battle of ?yrzyn, Battle of Ma?ogoszcz, Battle of Cio?kow. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Battle of Staszow was part of the Polish January Uprising of 1863. When the uprising erupted Staszow became a gathering place for Russian infantry and artillery in the area, on the belief that Commander Marian Langiewicz was headquartered in the town. On February 12, 1863, Langiewicz's unit of 600 men departed in the direction of Rakow from wity Krzy, as Langiewicz was unable to hold his troops against a Russian assault. While trying to outmaneouver the Russians Langiewicz entered Staszow on the 14th of February. The Polish revolutionaries waited for a Russian attack, it came on February 17th. The Russian armies were under the command of Colonel Zagriashko, on February 18th the Polish revolutionaries finally withdrew their forces from Staszow and left towards Magoszcz, although the battle is considered one of Poland's victories of the uprising. The town was plundered by the Russians after the Polish forces left, although the Russians only plundered Polish homes, the Jews of Staszow in turn bought the looted goods from the Russians for 500 rubles, and when the Russians left the town, the Jews returned the robbed goods to their Polish owners, without demanding any payment. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4028651