Having defeated the Russians in their first taste of combat, the Poles of 46th Landwehr Infantry Division marched northward the next day, seeking to repeat the experience. By mid-day they had occupied the village of Lisnik without spotting any enemies other than one dead Russian infantryman. But after lunch, I Corps ordered the Landwehr battalions to eject the Russians from the rise known as Hill 282. The Polish infantry went forward with shouts and songs, eager to close with the enemy.

As with the action on the previous day, the division’s artillery had lagged behind the advance. Even so, the Polish infantry surged forward, chanting Za Imperatora!, to meet a torrent of fire from Russian rifles, machine-guns and field guns. Two battalions swept over the heights in densely-packed storm columns, taking over a hundred Russian prisoners as well but suffering enormous casualties, particularly among the officers. Just like the Common Army, the Landwehr was buying tactical victories at a cost it could not long sustain.