Dubysa Regiment

The Dubysa Regiment (Polish: pułk dubiski; Lithuanian: Dubysos pulkas) was a Lithuanian infantry regiment commanded by Bolesław Kołyszko during the Uprising of 1863.

The regiment fought mostly in the Kaunas Governorate and ranged in strength from 700 to 1,170 members.

[2] 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.

[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.