Battle of Lida (1919)

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Battle of Lida (1919)
Part of Polish-Soviet War
Date 16th – 17th April 1919 Location Lida, part of modern Belarus Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Poland	Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Józef Lasocki	Franciszek Rupniewicz I. Kukujew
Strength
7 infantry battalions, 4 artillery batteries, 2 and a half squadrons of cavalry	3 Rewolucyjny Pułk Siedlecki, 6 Rewolucyjny Pułk Grodzieński, 1 armored train
Casualties and losses
At least 38 killed and 174 wounded	More than 350 POWs, 1 armored train lost

The Battle of Lida took place on 16 and 17 April 1919 around the city of Lida during the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–20. During World War I Lida was occupied by the German troops. In 1919 the Red Army briefly established Soviet power here.

Polish troops under General Józef Adam Lasocki reached the outskirts of the town, which was an important railroad junction, in early March 1919. On April 15 they resumed their advance and on April 17 they captured Lida, as a screening operation to the taking of Vilnius, which was the main target of Polish operation.