Battle of Ginietyny

Battle of Ginietyny
	Part of the January Uprising
Date	21 April 1863
Location	Near Ginietyny (Genėtiniai); 24°32′N 55°33′E / 24.53°N 55.55°ECoordinates: 24°32′N 55°33′E / 24.53°N 55.55°E
Result	Rebel victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Polish–Lithuanian insurgents
Commanders and leaders
	Zygmunt Sierakowski
Strength
	300
Casualties and losses
40 dead, 60 wounded	6 dead

The Battle of Ginietyny, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on April 21, 1863, near Lithuanian village of Ginietyny (Genėtiniai), located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Raguva. 300 Polish insurgents under Colonel Zygmunt Sierakowski clashed here with soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army.

An insurgent group, camping in a forest, found out about a Russian column, which tried to approach the Lithuanians. Sierakowski decided to carry out a surprise attack, in which 40 Russians died and 60 were wounded. The insurgents lost only 6 men.

Sources

Stefan Kieniewicz: Powstanie styczniowe. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1983. ISBN 83-01-03652-4.

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