Battle of Raszyn (1809) - Raszyn, Poland - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

The Battle of Raszyn took place on April 19, 1809, between the troops of the Austrian Empire and the army of the Duchy of Warsaw. The Austrian forces of about 60,000 men were led by Marshal Ferdinand d'Este, while Prince Józef Poniatowski himself led about 30,000 Poles.

This battle was one of the first battles of the Polish-Austrian war, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrians' goal was to quickly conquer the young and, in their opinion, weak Duchy, while the Polish side defended its independence.

Prince Poniatowski tried to defend Warsaw. This was difficult because he had at his disposal an army almost twice as large as the approaching Austrian troops. So he decided to use the marshy and boggy terrain in the vicinity of the village of Raszyn, crossed by several embankments. The battle lasted all day and ultimately ended in a draw. A few days later, both commanders met and agreed on the terms of a truce. The Poles were to leave unfortified Warsaw with their weapons, which was then occupied by the Austrians. The condition was that both armies would not attack each other. In addition, the Austrians promised not to destroy the capital or to use repression against civilians.

After this armistice, Polish troops moved to the territories belonging to Austria, conquering them and annexing them to the Duchy. On the other hand, the Austrians were forced to leave Warsaw after about a month and a half, because in the meantime Napoleon's troops had occupied Vienna.

The Battle of Raszyn was therefore the beginning of the Galician campaign, after which the territory of the Duchy increased from 104,000 to 155,000 km², and the population increased from 2.6 million to 4.3 million people.

[POL] Bitwa pod Raszynem odbyla sie 19 kwietnia 1809 pomiedzy wojskami Cesarstwa Austrii a armia Ksiestwa Warszawskiego. Silami austriackimi w sile ok 60 tys. ludzi przewodzil marszalek Ferdynand d'Este, natomiast na czele ok. 30 tys. Polaków stal sam ksiaze Józef Poniatowski.

Bitwa ta byla jedna z pierwszych batalii wojny polsko-autriackiej, w czasach wojen napoleonskich. Celem Austriaków bylo szybkie podbicie mlodego i wg nich slabego Ksiestwa, natomiast strona polska bronila swej niepodleglosci.

Ksiaze Poniatowski staral sie obronic Warszawe. Bylo to o tyle trudne, gdyz mial do dyspozycji armie niemal dwukrotnie mniej liczna od nadciagajacych wojsk autruiackich. Postanowil wiec wykorzystac podmokly i bagnisty teren w okolichach wsi Raszyn poprzecinanej kilkoma. groblami. Bitwa trwala caly dzien i ostatecznie zakonczyla sie remisem. Kilka dni pózniej obaj dowódcy spotkali sie i uzgodnili warunki rozejmu. Polacy mieli opóscic wraz z bronia nieufortyfikowana Warszawe, która nastepnie zajeli Austriacy. Warunkiem bylo ze obie armie nie beda sie wzajemnie atakowac. Ponadto Austriacy obiecali nie niszczyc stolicy ani nie stosowac represji wobec cywilów.

Po tym rozejmie wojska Polskie ruszyly na tereny nalezace do Austrii zdobywajac je i przylaczajac do Ksiestwa. Natomiast Austriacy zostali zmuszeni po ok. póltora miesiaca byly zmuszone opuscic Warszawe, gdyz w miedzyczasie wojska napoleonskie zajely Wieden.

Bitwa pod Raszynem zatem byla zaczatkiem kampanii galicyjskiej, po której teren ksiestwa powiekszyl sie ze 104 tys. do 155 tys. km², a liczba populacji wzrosla ze 2,6 mln do 4,3 mln osób.

Name of Battle: Battle of Raszyn (1809) Name of War: Polish-Austrian war Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 04/19/1809 Date of Battle (End): 04/19/1809 Parking: Not Listed

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