- Battle of Warsaw
Warsaw inPoland has been the site of several battles in history. Arguably most known under this name isBattle of Warsaw (1920) . The most important are:*
Siege of Warsaw (1656) , Warsaw retaken by Poles from Swedes on June 30, 1656, during The Deluge
*Battle of Warsaw (1656) , battle outside the city on July 18-July 20, 1656, during The Deluge, following which Warsaw is captured by Swedes for the second time
*Battle of Warsaw (1705) , also known as the Battle of Rakowitz, fought on July 21, 1705
*Warsaw Uprising (1794) , better known as the Insurrection of Warsaw, during the early stages of the Kościuszko Uprising
*Battle of Warsaw (1794) , during the Kościuszko Uprising
*Battle of Warsaw (1831) , during the November Uprising
*Battle of Warsaw (1915) , during World War I
*Battle of Warsaw (1920) , during the Polish-Soviet War
*Battle of Warsaw (1939) , siege of Warsaw during the Invasion of Poland, at the outset of World War II
*Battle of Warsaw (1944) , better known as the Warsaw Uprising
*Battle of Warsaw (1945) , near the end of World War IIThere were also several battles fought for control over the city in the vicinity or Warsaw, that are known under different names:
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Battle of Warka , during The Deluge
*Battle of Raszyn (1809) , during the Polish-Austrian War, part of the Napoleonic Wars with the Fifth Coalition
* Battle of Raszyn (1920), during theBattle of Warsaw (1920)
*Battle of Radzymin (1920) , during the Battle of Warsaw (1920)
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