Battle of Brest (1792)

{{For|similarly named battles|Battle of Brest (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Brest

| partof = Polish-Russian War of 1792

| image = File:Ivan Fersen 1.jpg

| image_size = 300

| map_type =

| map_relief =

| caption = Russian Commander Ivan Fersen

| date = {{OldStyleDate|23 July|1792|12 July}}

| place = Brest, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Modern day Belarus)

| coordinates =

| result = Russian victory

| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Royal Banner of Stanisław II of Poland.svg|border=no}} Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

| commander1 = Ivan Fersen

| commander2 = Szymon Zabiełło

| strength1 = 5,500

| strength2 = 5,000

| casualties1 = 12 killed & 43 wounded

| casualties2 = 356 killed & 66 captured

}}

{{Campaignbox Polish-Russian War of 1792}}

The Battle of Brest ({{langx|ru|Битва под Брестом}}; {{langx|pl|Bitwa pod Brześciem}}), was defensive battle of 5,000 Polish-Lithuanian troops tried to cover the way to Warsaw from the Russians. An equally strong Russian detachment was acting against them.

On July 21, a dragoon raid took place on Polish-Lithuanian positions in front of the city, the Polish-Lithuanian forces retreated into the city itself. On July 23, a battle took place at dawn, the defenders held out for a long time, but after they ran out of ammunition they were forced to retreat.{{sfn|Malishevsky|2012|p=6}} Poles lost 356 killed and 66 captured, while the Russians lost only 12 dead and 43 wounded.[https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book420615/#page/206/mode/2up Хронологический указатель военных действий русской армии и флота] [Chronological index of military operations of the Russian army and Navy] Volume 1: 1695–1800. p. 200