An early engagement of the Polish–Russian War of 1792 in which Russian forces defeated a numerically superior Lithuanian army near Mir.
Key Facts
- Date
- 11 June 1792
- Lithuanian force size
- 8,000–10,000 troops
- Russian force size
- 5,500 troops
- Cannons captured
- 2 cannons taken by Buxhoeveden
- Pursuit distance (Bennigsen)
- 7.4 km km
- Judycki relieved of command
- 17 June 1792
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Boris Mellin's Russian corps advanced toward Mir during the opening phase of the Polish–Russian War of 1792. The Lithuanian forces under General Józef Judycki held a numerical advantage but Judycki called a two-hour council of war instead of deploying available reinforcements, allowing Russian forces time to regroup and launch a coordinated counterattack.
On 11 June 1792, Mellin's Russian corps attacked Lithuanian forces sheltering in the town of Mir. Russian jaegers entered the town first and were repulsed, but Buxhoeveden's Smolensk Dragoon Regiment and Bennigsen's Izyum Regiment pursued the retreating Lithuanians over several kilometres. Mellin's corps also seized the Mir Castle Complex the same day.
The Lithuanian force was routed and General Judycki abandoned his troops and retreated to Grodno. Disgraced by his conduct, he was relieved of command on 17 June 1792 and replaced by Michał Zabiełło. The defeat represented a significant early setback for Polish–Lithuanian forces in the war.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Boris Mellin, Friedrich von Buxhoeveden, Levin August von Bennigsen.
Side B
1 belligerent
Józef Judycki, Stanisław Kostka Potocki, Tomasz Wawrzecki.