Battle of Olszynka Grochowska
| Battle of Olszynka Grochowska | |||||||
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| Part of the November Uprising | |||||||
Olszynka Grochowska, an 1886 painting by Wojciech Kossak | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Poland | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Józef Chłopicki Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki Jan Krukowiecki |
Hans Karl von Diebitsch Grigory Vladimirovich Rosen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 36,000–40,000 men, 115 cannon | 60,000 men, 178 cannon | ||||||
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The Battle of Olszynka Grochowska, or the battle of Grochów, was fought on 25 February 1831 in the woods near Grochów, on the eastern outskirts of Warsaw. The Polish army, commanded by Józef Chłopicki, succeeded in preventing its Russian counterpart, under Hans Karl von Diebitsch, from crushing the uprising. However, the battle has also been described as an inconclusive bloodbath.