Battle of Praszka

1863 CE.

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The Battle of Praszka, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on 11 April 1863 near Praszka in southwestern corner of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. Polish forces under Jozef Oxinski clashed with troops (mostly Cossacks) of the Imperial Russian Army, commanded by Mayor Yakov Ogalin.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Praszka, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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