Battle of Skała

The Battle of Skala, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place on March 5, 1863, near the town of Skala in southwestern corner of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A party of 1500 Polish rebels commanded by Marian Langiewicz and Antoni Jezioranski, heading towards the border with Austrian Galicia, clashed with a 400-strong unit of the Imperial Russian Army. The Poles, who had a numerical superiority, managed to defeat the enemy.

The skirmish began when Poles attacked Russian unit under Major Stozenwald, which camped at a cemetery in Skala. After a three-hour battle, the Russians retreated toward Miechow, leaving their supplies at the cemetery. Polish rebels lost 23 men, with additional 24 wounded.