Battle of Pieskowa Skała

The Battle of Pieskowa Skala, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on March 4, 1863, near Pieskowa Skala in southwestern corner of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A party of Polish insurgents commanded by Marian Langiewicz, heading towards the border with Austrian Galicia, clashed with units of the Imperial Russian Army. Another skirmish at Pieskowa Skala took place on August 15, 1863, when 400 Polish insurgents commanded by Count Krukowiecki attacked a Russian infantry company.

Battle of Pieskowa Skała

The Battle of Pieskowa Skala, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on March 4, 1863, near Pieskowa Skala in southwestern corner of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A party of Polish insurgents commanded by Marian Langiewicz, heading towards the border with Austrian Galicia, clashed with units of the Imperial Russian Army. Another skirmish at Pieskowa Skala took place on August 15, 1863, when 400 Polish insurgents commanded by Count Krukowiecki attacked a Russian infantry company.