The Battle of Ponary heights (Russian: Сражение на Понарских высотах; Polish: Bitwa pod Ponarami), also knowing Battle of Vilnius was one of the most important events of the November uprising, when on June 19, 1831, Gelgud's corps was defeated near Vilna, ending the war in Lithuania.

Starting in 1831, uprisings in support of the Poles spread throughout Lithuania, but the latter could not strike with all their might in this region after the defeat near Ostrołęka.

[2] The Russians took up quite strong positions, but they were narrow and it was impossible to deploy enough troops, the escape routes were also blocked, which means that the slightest failure would lead to disaster.

The roundabout measures also failed, Rolland stumbled upon the Russian guard and returned having lost part of the troops.

The main reason for the defeat of the Poles lay in the inability to conduct joint actions, while the Russians acted very harmoniously.