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The Battle of Racławice was one of the first battles of the Polish Kościuszko Uprising against Russia. It was fought on 4 April 1794 near the village of Racławice in Lesser Poland.〔Storozynski, A., 2009, The Peasant Prince, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 9780312388027〕 The battle site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (''Pomnik historii''), as designated May 1, 2004. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland. ==Battle== General Denisov, with 2,500 troops, had planned to attack the Poles from south, while Tormasov's force of 3,000 troops blocked Kosciuszko.〔 Encountering Tormasov's force first, Kosciuszko occupied a nearby hill, General Antoni Madalinski on his right and General Józef Zajączek on his left.〔 Not waiting any longer, Tormasov attacked the hill by 3:00 PM, setting up their cannon.〔 Kosciuszko inspired his peasant brigade with shouts of "My boys, take that artillery! For God, and the Fatherland! Go forward with faith!"〔 The first group of serfs captured three twelve-pound cannons and the second wave captured eight more cannons.〔 Moving to his left flank, Kosciuszko led a bayonet charge when the Russians fled, followed closely by the scythemen.〔 The Polish Order of Battle was as follows: In addition, Lesser Poland fielded approximately 2,000 peasants armed with war scythes and pikes, known as kosynierzy, as well as 11 cannon. The outcome of the battle was a tactical Polish victory, with Kościuszko defeating the numerically inferior enemy. However, his forces were too small to undertake a successful pursuit, and the Corps of General Denisov evaded destruction and continued to operate in Lesser Poland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Racławice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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