Battle of Orzechowo
Part of the war of the Bar Confederation

The sign was erected to commemorate the events of 1772 in honour of commander A.V. Suvorov.
(Arekhava/Orekhovo, Belarus)
Date13 September[lower-alpha 1] 1769
Location
Orzechowo, Brest Litovsk Voivodeship (now Arekhava, Belarus)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Bar Confederation
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Suvorov Casimir Pulaski
Strength
450[1] 2,000[2]
Casualties and losses
small[2] up to 200[2]

The battle of Orzechowo (Orekhovo)[lower-alpha 2] took place on 13 September 1769,[3] between the armed forces of the Bar Confederation and the Russian Empire. The Russian troops were led by Brigadier Suvorov and the Polish troops were led by Casimir Pulaski. The Confederates lost up to 200 men in the battle, including 40 captured, while Russian losses were "very small". The affair at Orzechowo put Suvorov in the first row of Russian commanders in Poland and brought him the rank of major general.[2][1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Julian calendar: 2 Sep.
  2. ↑ Russian: Сражение под Ореховом, Polish: Bitwa pod Orzechowem

Refs

  1. 1 2 Osipov 1939.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Petrushevsky 1884.
  3. ↑ Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa. A-J. Warsaw 1967, p. 114.

Sources

  • Osipov, K. (1939). Alexander Suvorov. Translated by Bone, Edith. London, New York, and Melbourne: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  • Petrushevsky, Alexander (1884). Генералиссимус князь Суворов [Generalissimo Prince Suvorov] (in Russian). Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Saint Petersburg: Типография М. М. Стасюлевича. pp. 81–83. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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