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	Battle of the Niemen River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Niemen River was the second-greatest battle of the Polish-Soviet War.
		It took place near the middle Niemen River between the cities of Suwałki, Grodno and Białystok.
		The Red Army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Warsaw in August and lacked organisation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Niemen_River (582 words)

	Battle of Warsaw (1920) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Warsaw (sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula, Polish: Cud nad Wisłą) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Soviet War, begun soon after the end of World War I in 1918 and lasting until the Treaty of Riga (1921).
		The Battle of Warsaw was fought from 13 to 25 August 1920 as Red Army forces commanded by Mikhail Tukhachevski approached the Polish capital of Warsaw and nearby Modlin Fortress.
		Graves of Polish soldiers fallen at the Battle of Warsaw, Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_(1920) (3550 words)

	Battle of Warsaw (1920) article - Battle of Warsaw (1920) Polish-Soviet 13 August 25 1920 Warsaw Poland Poland ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Warsaw (also called Miracle at the Vistula) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Soviet War that took place soon after World War I.
		The basic aims were to withdraw to the other side of the river, defend bridgeheads around Warsaw and near the Wieprz River estuary while at the same time concentrate approximately 25% of the available divisions in the South for a strategic counter-offensive.
		The 1st Cavalry Army of Semyon Budyonny besieging Lwów was defeated in the Battle of Komarów and Battle of Hrubieszów.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Warsaw_(1920) (1264 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of the Niemen
		Battle of Raszyn) was a battle of the Polish_Soviet War that took place in (August 1920) between the Polish Army and the Red Army near the village of Raszyn.
		Pinsk (Belarusian: Пінск), a town in Belarus, in the province of Palesse, travesed by the river Pripet, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers.
		With the battle of Battle of LubieszÃÂ³w in 1577 the 'Golden Age' of the husaria began.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-the-Niemen (2889 words)

	List of battles of the Polish-Soviet War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Raszyn, Battle of Nasielsk, Battle of Radzymin (August 14-August 15, 1920)
		Battle of Zadwórze: the "Polish Thermopylæ" (August 17, 1920)
		Battle of the Niemen River (September 26-28 1920)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_battles_of_the_Polish-Soviet_War (191 words)

	Battle of Warsaw - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Battle of Warsaw (1945), near the end of World War II There were also several battles fought for control over the city in the vicinity or Warsaw, that are known under different names:
		Battle of Raszyn (1920), during the Battle of Warsaw (1920)
		Battle of Radzymin (1920), during the Battle of Warsaw (1920)
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Warsaw_battle (290 words)

	Wojciech Kossak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Like Matejko, however, he is known for paintings depicting the history of Polish arms and notable battles of Central and Eastern Europe.
		Battle of Stoczek during the November 1830 Uprising.
		Poland's wedding to the sea, 1920, conducted by Gen. Józef Haller at the Pomorze coast of the Baltic Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wojciech_Kossak (230 words)

	Battle of Grodno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term Battle of Grodno might refer to two battles fought in the vicinity of the city of Grodno (now Hrodna, Belarus):
		Battle of Grodno (1920) (September 20-September 23), part of the Battle of the Niemen River, between Poland and Bolshevist Russia, during the Polish-Bolshevik War
		Battle of Grodno (1939) (September 20-September 22), part of the Polish Defence War, between Poland and the Soviet Union.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Grodno (144 words)

	Polish-Lithuanian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, when the Red Army was defeated in the Battle of Warsaw, the Soviets made the decision to hand over the Vilnius region back to Lithuania.
		Knowing that the Polish Army was occupied with preparations for the Battle of the Niemen River and pursuit after the fleeing Bolsheviks, the Lithuanian authorities decided to create fait accompli by capturing the town of Augustów, which happened on August 26.
		Its purpose was to strike a wedge between the Polish troops and cut out the Polish units of Nieniewski's group from the rest of Polish Army fighting in the Battle of the Niemen River further southwards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish-Lithuanian_War (2297 words)

	Encyclopedia: Niemen River
		Odra river flows through Poland (a bit through Czech republic) and only alongside part of German border, but the "official English name" is supposedly Oder.
		The Neman (Lithuanian Nemunas ; Belarusian : Нёман (Nyoman); Polish Niemen ; German Memel ; Swedish Njemen) is a major Eastern Europe an River rising in Belarus and flowing 937 km through Lithuania before draining into the Baltic Sea near Klaipeda.
		{{stub}} Category:Rivers of Belarus Category:Rivers of Lithuania Category:Russian rivers nds:Memel
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Niemen-River (186 words)

	Battle of Warsaw
		The Battle of Warsaw was the deciding battle of the Polish-Soviet War[?].
		It was fought between 13 and 25 August 1920, when the Red Army forces commanded by General Mikhail Tukhachevski[?] approached Warsaw and Modlin[?].
		On 16 August Polish forces commanded by Jozef Pilsudski made a counter-attack from the south, forcing Soviet forces to withdraw to the Niemen River.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Battle_of_Warsaw.html (92 words)

	Fourth Coalition Against Napoleon Bonaparte : Napoleonic Wars : Jena : Auerstadt : Eylau : Friedland : Davout :
		On 14 October, two battles occurred with the French main army, under Bonaparte, crushing Prince Frederick Hohenloe at Jena and Marshal Davout overcoming astounding odds to defeat the bulk of Prussia's army at Auerstadt.
		The result was the battle of Eylau, which was one of the bloodiest of the Napoleonic Wars and one fought in possibly the worst conditions.
		The crucial battle of the campaign came at Friedland where Bennigsen moved against a single French corps only to be pinned by the skilful defence of Marshal Jean Lannes.
	www.napoleonguide.com /campaign_4coalit.htm (369 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The rivers that empty into the Baltic are the Oder, Vistula, Niemen, and the western Düna; those that empty into the Black Sea are the Dniester, Boh (Bug), and Dnieper.
		Cities: Kamenetz, on the Smotrycz, Mohileff, on the Dniester, Buczacz; (13) The Ukraine, east of the Dniester in the basin of the Bug and Dnieper.
		With the battle at Tannenberg this period of disrepute was at an end.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12181a.htm (17027 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Battle of the Niemen River
		Battle of the Niemen River was the second largest battle of the Polish-Bolshevik War.
		After suffering almost complete defeat in the Battle of Warsaw, the Red Army forces of Mikhail Tukhachevski tried to establish a defensive line against the counter-attacking Polish Army led by Józef Piłsudski running from the Polish-Lithuanian border to the north to the area of Polesie, with the central point in the city of Grodno.
		Between September 15 and September 25, 1920, the Polish forces outflanked the Bolshevist forces, once again defeating them.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Battle_of_the_Niemen_(1920) (587 words)

	2. The Eastern Front, 1914-1915. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The decisive battles on the eastern front in 1914, however, were won by the Germans.
		The Germans advanced to the lower Niemen River and occupied the gouvernement of Suvalki.
		Early in October most of the German troops on this front had to be withdrawn for operations farther south, so that the Russians were able to invade East Prussia for the second time.
	www.aol.bartleby.com /67/1739.html (755 words)

	At the Narew river
		The hierarchy of river importance is determined by the fact that through the Narew River a larger quantity of water is conveyed to the Vistula River.
		The Narew River is one of the last rivers with natural character in Poland and all of Europe.
		The Narew River is an ecological pivot of the Green Lungs of Poland.
	ettc.uwb.edu.pl /strony/bialystok/pluca/narew.html (1092 words)

	WarChron - Battle of the Niemen
		On 25 September, on the Northwest Front, the German 8th Army failed in an attempt to cross the Niemen River over pontoon bridges, as the Russians held their lines.
		On 26 September, on the Northwest Front, during the Battle of the Niemen on the East Prussian frontier the Germans again failed in vain effort to cross the river.
		The Germans were forced to withdraw from the Niemen River and raise the siege of Osovets.
	warchron.com /battleoftheNeimen.htm (768 words)

	1813, June 21. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Napoleon passed over the Niemen River and occupied Vilna, while the Russians, under Barclay de Tolly, retreated without offering battle.
		Michael Kutuzov, replacing de Tolly, was defeated at the bloody Battle of Borodino.
		Napoleon arrived in Paris while the remainder of the army (not more than 100,000 men) straggled across the Niemen.
	www.bartleby.com /67/1029.html (344 words)

	Battle Of Warsaw of Polish-Soviet War ;anniversary -15 August 1920 - Topic Powered by Groupee Community
		Napoleon said of himself that "he was like a girl on the point of giving birth to a child-pusillanimous (frightened)." Pilsudski fully understood meaning of this expression while working on the plan of Warsaw Battle.
		Their sacrifice and endurance was rewarded by cutting of the entire 16th Soviet Army at Bialystok and taking most of its troops prisoner.
		Pilsudski defeated Red Army again in September in Battle of the Niemen River and in October in Battle of the Szczara River.
	forums.military.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/409192893/m/4970022510001 (1099 words)

	World History 1810- 1820
		On September 7th the Russian army finally gave battle at the Battle of Borodino.
		Of his army of 600,000 less then 100,000 were left when they straggled across the Niemen River in the middle of December.
		From October 16th-19th the allies and the French fought the Battle of Leipzig otherwise known as the Battle of the Nations.
	www.multied.com /dates/1810ad.html (1670 words)

	Russian Great War History - 1914
		Battles of Grodek and Rava Russka end with the total defeat of Austrian forces.
		Russian forces are driven across the river Niemen and begin defensive operations there.
		The battle of the Vistula River ends with Russian troops under General Russki pushing General Hindenburg's forces back to their original positions.
	www.russianwarrior.com /1914_History.htm (2168 words)

	The French Revolt and Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The resulting naval battle off Cape Trafalgar was one of the greatest in history for its time and resulted in the destruction of both the French and Spanish fleets, but at the cost of British Admiral Nelson's life.
		The battle of Apsern-Essling which followed was a sharp reverse for Napoleon's green French troops, but another few weeks of unprecedented preparation allowed them to push back the Austrians at the sprawling battle of Wagram.
		The invasion officially began with the crossing of the Niemen River on June 24, 1812.
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	Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Marengo in June gave the French command of the Po Valley as far as the Adige; and in December another French army defeated the Austrians in Germany.
		There, on a raft anchored in the middle of the Niemen River, they signed treaties that created the Grand Duchy of Warsaw from the Polish provinces detached from Prussia and, in effect, divided control of Europe between the emperors, Napoleon taking the west and Alexander the east.
		The greatest debacle since Napoleon came to power was the Battle of Leibzig, or “Battle of the Nations” (October 16–19, 1813), in which the Grande Armée was torn to shreds.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Napoleon/Napoleon.html (9252 words)

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		After two hours of incessant fighting, the 3 platoon reached the Niemen River, but by that time the last bridge was set on fire.
		Indeed the Soviets were rooted and chased to the bank of the Niemen River.
		Eventually the Soviets managed to retreat across the river under the cover of darkness and the entire left bank of the Niemen River was again in Polish hands.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/Stories/eMagazine4-1-2/Witold2/GrodnoEng.html (2547 words)

	WarChron - September 1914 - Lemberg - Masurian Lakes
		On 7 September, on the Northwest Front, the German 8th Army opened the Battle of the Masurian Lakes, shattering half of the Russian XX Corps and quickly took Biala.
		On 10 September, on the Northwest Front, Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army was heavily defeated in the Battle of Masurian Lakes.
		On 10 September, on the Southwest Front, Dankl's Austro-Hungarian 1st Army was soundly defeated by the Russian 4th Army at the Battle of Krasnik, as the Russians retook the city.
	www.warchron.com /lemberg.htm (1137 words)

	Davout's and Ney's Attacks on Bagration Fleches. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Borodino was an epic battle in an age of grand confrontation.
		The battle was a bloody meat grinder, devoid of the subtle strokes so common in Napoleon's earlier victories at Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland.
		This double battle on the two shores is one of the most glorious in the history of France.
	web2.airmail.net /napoleon/Borodino_battle.htm (5588 words)

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