Battle of Lipniszki
| Battle of Lipniszki | |||||||
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| Part of the Kościuszko Uprising | |||||||
Leonty Leontyevich Bennigsen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Leonty Bennigsen |
Jakub Jasiński Antoni Chlewiński | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,400 18 cannons | >5,000 soldiers & artillery | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~150 | ~200 | ||||||
The Battle of Lipniszki took place on 27 May 1794 (Old Style: 16 May) during the Polish uprising led by Tadeusz Kościuszko. The battle ended in a Russian victory under the leadership of Bennigsen, who fought in it against the divisions of Jasiński and Chlewiński.