Battle of Nowa Wieś

Battle of Nowa Wieś
Part of the November Uprising
Date19 February 1831
LocationNowa Wieś
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Poland Congress Poland Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Józef Dwernicki Cyprian Kreutz
Strength
3,000 men 20,000 men
Casualties and losses
200 killed

The Battle of Nowa Wieś (Polish: Bitwa pod Nową Wsią; Russian: Сражение под Новой Весью) was fought on 19 February 1831 between an army of 3,000 Polish rebels under Jozef Dwernicki and a Russian army of 20,000 under Cyprian Kreutz. Despite being outnumbered, the Polish rebels were victorious.

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