Battle of Olszynka Grochowska

Battle of Olszynka Grochowska
Part of the November Uprising

Olszynka Grochowska, an 1886 painting by Wojciech Kossak
Date25 February 1831
Location
Result See § Aftermath
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
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
Casualties and losses
Estimates
  •   Polish: 6,800
  •   Russian: 12,000
  •   Other: 7,000–9,500 casualties
Estimates
  •   Polish: 9,400
  •   Russian: 9,500
  •   Other: at least 9,500 casualties; up to 10,500

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.