Battle of Staszów

Battle of Staszów

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Staszów
partof=January Uprising
caption=|date=February 17, 1863
place=Staszów
result=Indecisive
combatant1=Poland
combatant2=imperial Russia
commander1=general Marian Langiewicz
commander2=colonel Zagriashko


caption="Polish partisan 1863" by Maksymilian Gierymski
strength1=600
strength2=unknown
casualties1=unknown
casualties2=unknownCampaignbox January UprisingThe Battle of Staszów was part of the Polish January Uprising of 1863. When the uprising erupted Staszów 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 Raków from Święty Krzyż, as Langiewicz was unable to hold his troops against a Russian assault. While trying to outmaneouver the Russians Langiewicz entered Staszów 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 Staszów and left towards Małgoszcz, 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 Staszów 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 [http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/staszow/sta025.html] .

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