Battle of Okhmativ (1655)

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Battle of Okhmativ
Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
Date January 19 - January 22, 1655
Location Okhmativ, modern Cherkasy Oblast
Result Draw
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate		 Ukrainian Cossacks
Russian Tsardom
Commanders
Stanisław Potocki
Mehmed IV Giray		 Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Vasily Sheremetev
Strength
60,000 90,000
 
Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
Basya – Barysaw – Chudniv – Horodok – Ozerna – Konotop – Kushliki – Lyakhavichy – Lyubar – Lake Medyol – Mahylyow – Okhmativ – Polonka – Slobodyshche – Smolensk– Shepelevichy – Shklow 1654 – Shklow 1664 – Stavishchy – Verki – Wilno – Vitebsk

Battle of Okhmativ or battle of Ochmatów (Russian: Битва под Ахматовом, Ukrainian: Охматівська битва, Polish: Bitwa pod Ochmatowem) took place around 19 January - 22 January 1655 during the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (and their Tatar allies) and the Russian Empire allied Cossaks near Okhmativ. The Russo-Ukrainian forces were besieged in Okhmativ without success until reinforcements came to their help and the Polish-Lithuanian army retreated. The Crimean Tatars started to pillage neighbouring Ukrainian villages.

[edit] Further reading

  • Історія Української РСР. Т.2, Київ, 1979. стор.78-79.
  • * Малов А. В. Русско-польская война 1654—1667 гг. М.: Цейхгауз, 2006 г. ISBN 5-94038-111-1
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