Battle of Połonka

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Battle of Połonka
Part of the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667)
Date June 28, 1660
Location Polonka, in modern Belarus
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory
Combatants
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Grand Duchy of Moscow
Commanders
Stefan Czarniecki
Jan Paweł Sapieha		 Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky
Strength
Approximately 15,000 troops Approximately 20,000 troops
Casualties
1-2,000 2-3,000

The Battle of Połonka took place near Polonka during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on June 28, 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian and Russian forces.

Polish-Lithuanian forces under Stefan Czarniecki and Jan Pawel Sapieha forced a Russian retreat through a carefully planned hussar ambush and several tactically effective flanking maneuvers.

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