Following the Battle Hostile_encounter of Raszyn on April 19 , the Polish forces commanded Control by Prince Józef Poniatowski left Warsaw undefended and withdrew Escaping to several fortresses located nearby ( most notably to Modlin Fortress and Serock ) .

In both , the Polish forces retreated Escaping before the numerically superior Russian forces , though they offered Giving significantly more resistance in the south , thanks to the effective leadership of Polish commanders Prince Józef Poniatowski and Tadeusz Kościuszko .

The war ended Process_end when the Polish King Stanisław August Poniatowski decided Deciding to seek a diplomatic solution , asked Request for a ceasefire with the Russians and joined Becoming_a_member the Targowica Confederation , as demanded Request by the Russian Empire .