A defeat of Polish insurgents during the January Uprising in which commander Marcin Borelowski was killed, ending his unit's resistance in the Batorz area.
Key Facts
- Date
- 6 September 1863
- Polish insurgent strength
- 700 fighters plus Hungarian volunteers
- Outcome
- Russian victory; Polish unit destroyed
- Commander killed
- Marcin Borelowski, Polish insurgent leader
- Commemorative mound built
- 1933, on the site of the battle
- Burial site
- Mass grave at Batorz cemetery
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the Battle of Panasówka, Marcin Borelowski led his party of Polish insurgents and Hungarian volunteers toward Goraj. Upon reaching the village of Otrocz, the force halted to rest, unaware that Cossack units of the Imperial Russian Army were already present in the surrounding area.
Cossack forces encircled the resting insurgents at Sowia Góra hill near Batorz and launched a simultaneous assault from both the front and the rear. The Polish unit was overwhelmed and destroyed during the engagement, which formed part of the broader January Uprising against Russian rule in Congress Poland.
The battle ended in a decisive Russian victory. Borelowski was killed in action alongside baron Wallisch, a Hungarian volunteer. The fallen were buried in a mass grave at Batorz cemetery. In 1933, a symbolic mound was erected on the battlefield to commemorate those who died.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Marcin Borelowski.
Side B
1 belligerent