Dubysa_Regiment

Dubysa Regiment

Dubysa Regiment

Lithuanian infantry regiment in the Uprising of 1863

The Dubysa Regiment (Polish: pułk dubiski; Lithuanian: Dubysos pulkas) was a Lithuanian infantry regiment commanded by Bolesław Kołyszko during the Uprising of 1863.[1] It was named after the river Dubysa. The regiment fought mostly in the Kaunas Governorate and ranged in strength from 700 to 1,170 members.[2]

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Formation

The Dubysa Regiment began as a rebel group that was organized near Kaunas by Bolesław Kołyszko in March 1863.[3] It began forming in the coastal forests along the Dubysa, specifically between Čekiškė and Aukštdvaris.[1] Kołyszko's group was joined by the groups of Bronislavas Žarskis and Antanas Norvaiša and the combined group was called the Dubysa Regiment.[3][4]

Among the regiment's members was Aleksandras Vytartas, the vicar of Čekiškė's Church of the Holy Trinity [lt], in which he announced the Uprising's Manifesto.[1]

Battles

Kołyszko led the regiment in fights against units of the Imperial Russian Army at Aukštdvaris on March 29, near Lenčiai on April 1, near Misiūnai [lt] on April 11.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Kauno rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka. "Kauno rajono miesteliai ir gyvenvietės - Čekiškė". libis.krsvbiblioteka.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 2021-10-20.
  2. [2]
    Pugačiauskas, Virgilijus (2019). XIX a. Lietuvos karinių dalinių istorija (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. p. 96. ISBN 978-609-8074-97-0.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Kolyška Boleslovas Kajetonas". Istorikas.lt (in Lithuanian). 2013-09-30. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.
  4. [4]
    Šenavičienė, Ieva. Sukilėlių kovos Lietuvoje 1863–1864 m. (in Lithuanian). p. 250.

Further reading

  • Dubysos Pulkas - article by Antanas Vaičius published on page 5 of the magazine Naujos tėviškės žinios on 29 March 2001. (Source)


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