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Battle of Opsa

Battle of Opsa was a battle fought in 1792 at Opsa, in what is now Belarus. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Opsa. It was part of the Polish–Russian War of 1792. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 1 Regiment against Several hundred men.

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Fought1792
WhereOpsa, Belarus55.539N, 26.827E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsPoland–LithuaniaagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses300and50–300
Part ofPolish–Russian War of 17921792

Where it sits in the Polish–Russian War of 1792

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11 placed engagements of the Polish–Russian War of 1792 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1792 (year precision)
PlaceOpsa, Belarus
55.539N, 26.827E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1 RegimentSeveral hundred men
Casualties and losses30050–300
Commanders
  • Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov
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Placed at Opsa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Opsa is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9173384, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Opsa, revision 1370271235, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.