Battle of Mir was one of the first battles of the
Polish–Russian War of 1792
The Polish–Russian War of 1792 (also, War of the Second Partition, and in Polish sources, War in Defence of the Constitution ) was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Targowica Confederation (conservat ...
. It took place in the town of
Mir
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n ...
, which is now part of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
on June 11, 1792.
Despite Lithuanian numerical superiority (8,000 to 5,500), they were defeated.
The Russian army of
Boris Mellin defeated the
Lithuanian force under
Józef Judycki. The confrontation could have gone the other way if the 900 troops under
Stanisław Kostka Potocki
Count Stanisław Kostka Potocki (; November 1755 – 14 September 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician, writer, public intellectual and patron of the arts.
Life
Potocki was a son of General and starost of Lwów, Eustachy Potocki and Ann ...
and
Tomasz Wawrzecki were used to augment the defence; instead Judycki called a two-hour counsel. This gave time for the Russian forces to regroup and they were then able to prepare a final counterattack.
On that day there was also an assault and conquest of the
Mir Castle Complex
The Mir Castle Complex ( be, Мірскі замак, romanized: ''Mirski zamak'', russian: Мирский замок) is historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus. It is located in the town of Mir, in the Kareličy D ...
. Judycki left his troops and resorted to
Grodno.
Disgraced Judycki was relieved of command soon afterwards, on June 17, to be replaced by
Michał Zabiełło.
References
Further reading
* Wolański Adam, ''Wojna polsko-rosyjska 1792 r'', Wydawnictwo Volumen, Warszawa 1996,
* Derdej Piotr, ''Zieleńce Mir Dubienka 1792'', Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 2000,
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Mir
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n ...
Mir
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n ...
1792 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Mir
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n ...
Military history of Belarus
18th century in Belarus
Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795)
Grodno Region
Mir, Belarus