Battle of Złoczew

Battle of Złoczew
Part of the January Uprising
Date22 August 1863
Location
near Złoczew
51°24′53″N 18°36′26″E / 51.41472°N 18.60722°E / 51.41472; 18.60722
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Polish insurgents Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Edmund Taczanowski
Casualties and losses
5 dead
Location within Poland

The Battle of Złoczew, one of many clashes of the January Uprising, took place on 22 August 1863 near the town of Złoczew, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A Polish insurgent unit under Edmund Taczanowski clashed with a detachment of the Imperial Russian Army and the battle resulted in Russian victory. The insurgents lost 5 men, and after the battle, Taczanowski ordered his party to withdraw towards Niechmirów.

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