Battle of Paneriai

Battle of Ponary heights
Part of November Uprising

Battle plan
Date19 June [O.S. 7 June] 1831
Location
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russia Congress Poland
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Dmitri Osten-Sacken Antoni Giełgud
Francis Rolland
Strength
24,000, 70 cannons 24,000, 26 cannons
Casualties and losses
364 2,000 dead, wounded and captured

The Battle of Ponary heights (Russian: Сражение на Понарских высотах; Polish: Bitwa pod Ponarami), also knowing Battle of Vilnius was one of the most important events of the November uprising, when on June 19, 1831, Gelgud's corps was defeated near Vilna, ending the war in Lithuania.


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