Battle of Dubienka

Map of the Polish–Russian War of 1792

Date	18 July 1792
Location	Dubienka east of Lublin, Poland
Result	After a fierce defence, Polish army left its position

Belligerents

Poland–Lithuania

Russian Empire

Commanders and leaders

Tadeusz Kościuszko

Michail Kachovski

Strength

5,300 and less than 10 cannons

25,000 and 56 cannons

Casualties and losses

900

500 claimed by Russians, 4,000 claimed by Polish

Coordinates: 51°04′40″N 23°51′58″E / 51.077813°N 23.866153°E / 51.077813; 23.866153

The Battle of Dubienka occurred during the Polish–Russian War of 1792 (War of the Second Partition of Poland) where on July 18, 1792, the Polish army under the command of General Tadeusz Kościuszko defended the Bug River crossing against the Russian army under General Michail Kachovski. Although the Russians had a numerical advantage of 5:1 over the Polish defenders, their attacks were stymied by field fortifications raised by the Poles, leading to a Polish tactical victory. Subsequent Russian flanking forced the Poles to retreat to avoid being encircled. After the Polish-Lithuanian forces left their forward positions, the Russian army occupied the area.

When the Russian army invaded Poland in May 1792, they had a nearly 3:1 numerical advantage, forcing the Polish forces to retreat. General Tadeusz Kościuszko has been tasked with commanding the rear guard and delaying the Russian advance. The Bug river was the last natural obstacle before the Russian army and the Polish capital of Warsaw, about 250 km away. Kościuszko had been tasked by the Polish commander-in-chief, Prince Józef Poniatowski, with stopping a much larger Russian army attempting to cross the river near the village of Dubienka.

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