page_title: Battle of Grochowiska
section_title: Setting
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Grochowiska / Setting
caption_attribution_description: Bitwy Powstania Styczniowego w Królestwie Kongresowym. en. Battles of January Uprising in Congress Poland. - Battle of Grochowiska marked in purple
context_page_description: The Battle of Grochowiska took place on 18 March 1863 at the village of Grochowiska near Pińczów, Poland during the Polish January Uprising against the Russian Empire. It involved a 3000 strong unit of Polish insurgents under the command of Marian Langiewicz which had been cornered by Russian forces numbering around 3500 soldiers and six artillery pieces. It was one of the most bloody, as well as one of the largest battles of the Uprising.
context_section_description: In the aftermath of the Battle of Chroberz, Polish insurgents under Marian Langiewicz were intercepted in a forest by a stronger Russian force. The battle took place in a very unfavorable circumstances, since the Polish forces were caught by the Russians while trying to withdraw through inhospitable forests and swamp land; neither side was prepared to fight in this terrain.
  Langiewicz's force was composed of two infantry regiments with three battalions of 350 soldiers each (so, 2100 infantry), two units (pułk) of cavalry, 400-strong each, 100 military engineers, 150 in the command units (incl. its security detachment) and about 450 non-combatant support personnel.
caption: Battles of the January Uprising in Congress Poland, 1863–1864. Grochwiska is located in the south.
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