Conflict: | Battle of Lipniszki |
Partof: | the Kościuszko Uprising |
Date: | May 27, 1794 |
Place: | , Grand Duchy of Lithuania (today Belarus) |
Result: | Russian victory |
Combatant2: | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Commander1: | Leonty Bennigsen |
Commander2: | Jakub Jasiński Antoni Chlewiński |
Strength1: | 4,40018 cannons |
Strength2: | >5,000 soldiers & artillery |
Casualties1: | ~150 |
Casualties2: | ~200 |
The Battle of Lipniszki took place on 27 May 1794 (Old Style: 16 May) during the Polish uprising led by Tadeusz Kościuszko. The battle ended in a Russian victory under the leadership of Bennigsen, who fought in it against the divisions of Jasiński and Chlewiński.