ORDER OF BATTLE // June 19, 1831
Ponary Battle
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 48,000 estimated
Russia
24,000
Medium-confidence figure
Congress Poland
24,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Paneriai, also known as the Battle of Vilnius, was one of the most significant engagements of the November Uprising. On June 19, 1831, a Polish corps under Antoni Giełgud was defeated by Russian forces under Dmitri Osten-Sacken in a clash of roughly equal size—24,000 men on each side—that cost the Polish side approximately 1,200 casualties. The defeat ended the November Uprising's Lithuanian theater, extinguishing Polish operational ambitions in the region and consolidating Russian control over Lithuania for the remainder of the conflict.
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