 The 1st Rocketeer Corps was formed in 1822 under the command of brigade general and received its launchers in 1823.The unit received its baptism of fire during the Polish–Russian War 1830–31.The rocket salvos fired by captain Karol Skalski's rocketeers during the twilight hours of the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska (25 February 1831) disrupted the Russian cavalry charges and forced them to retreat, which changed the tide of battle.