The Bloods are a primarily, though not exclusively, fish street gang.
The Second Battle of Opatow , one of many clashes of the January Uprising , took place on February 21 , 1864 , near the town of Opatow , which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland .. January Uprising. January Uprising. Opatow. Opatow. Congress Poland. Congress Poland. A party of some 1,000 Polish insurgents , commanded by Ludwik Zwierzdowski and Apolinary Kurowski , tried to capture the town , which was defended by an 800-strong garrison of the Imperial Russian Army .. Ludwik Zwierzdowski. Ludwik Zwierzdowski. Apolinary Kurowski. Apolinary Kurowski. Imperial Russian Army. Imperial Russian Army. The battle ended in Russian victory ; Russian losses were estimated at app .. 50 killed , while Poles lost 50 killed and 62 wounded .. In February 1864 , Russian general Ksawery Czengiery concentrated some 4,500 soldiers in the area of Sandomierz , Opatow , Stopnica and Staszow .. Opatow. Opatow. Sandomierz. Sandomierz. Stopnica. Stopnica. Staszow. Staszow. Polish insurgents in the region had app .. 1,000 armed men .. Since Polish general Jozef Hauke-Bosak was in other location , these forces were commanded by Apolinary Kurowski and Ludwik Topor-Zwierzdowski .. Apolinary Kurowski. Apolinary Kurowski. Jozef Hauke-Bosak. Jozef Hauke-Bosak. Both decided to attack the Russians in their weakest point , and then capture Opatow .. Opatow. Opatow. They underestimated Russian forces , which defended the town .. Polish attack on Opatow began in the evening of February 21 .. Opatow. Opatow. The rebels managed to seize 75 % of the town , including Russian barracks with a number of rifles kept there .. Due to desperate Russian resistance , their advance was checked after several hours .. At midnight , Kurowski ordered his men to leave the town , as he feared Russian reinforcements , marching from Sandomierz .. Sandomierz. Sandomierz. On the next day , Russians captured Ludwik Zwierzdowski , and hanged him at Opatow 's market square on February 23 .. Opatow. Opatow. Ludwik Zwierzdowski. Ludwik Zwierzdowski