Battle of Starokostiantyniv
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Battle of Starokostiantyniv | |||||||
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Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() | Maksym Kryvonis | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,000-8,000 |
16,000 Cossack 24,000 peasants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200-300 | 10,000-15,000 |
Battle of Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Старок��стянтинів, Polish: Starokonstantynów) (July 26–July 28, 1648) was a battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day town of Starokostiantyniv in Ukraine, a numerically superior force of Cossacks under the command of Maksym Kryvonis was defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jeremi Wiśniowiecki.
References[]
- Władysław Andrzej Serczyk: Na płonącej Ukrainie. Dzieje Kozaczyzny 1648-1651. Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1998. ISBN 83-05-12969-1.
- Jerzy Bordziłowski (red.): Mała encyklopedia wojskowa. T.1. Warszawa: MON, 1967
- Romuald Romański: Wojny kozackie. Warszawa: Bellona, 2005. ISBN 83-11-10174-4
- Romuald Romański: Książę Jeremi Wiśniowiecki. Warszawa: Bellona, 2011. ISBN 978-83-11-11524-8
- Zbigniew Wójcik: Dzikie Pola w ogniu. O Kozaczyźnie w dawnej Rzeczypospolitej. Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna, 1971.
Categories:
- Conflicts in 1648
- 1648 in Europe
- Battles of the Khmelnytsky Uprising