It took place in the village of Krzywosądz, Congress Poland, on 19 February 1863, when a poorly armed party of 500 Polish insurgents, under Ludwik Mierosławski, clashed with a 1,000 strong unit of the Imperial Russian Army.

On the night of 17-18 February 1863, an Imperial Russian Army unit, stationed in Włocławek was alarmed by the news that Polish insurgents concentrated near the village of Niszczewy in the region of Kuyavia.

Colonel Schilder-Schuldner, without wasting time, decided to attack the Poles, who were still in the process of concentrating.

The battle ended in a Russian victory, and the dead insurgents were buried in Krzywosądz and the nearby village of Dobre.

On 21 February Mierosławski's forces lost another battle at Nowa Wieś, and the Polish leader decided to give up his post, going to Paris.