Battle of Zboriv (1649)

The Battle of Zboriv, also known as the Battle of Zborów, was fought in the vicinity of Zboriv (today in Ternopil Oblast), as part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, between the combined Cossack-Crimean force and the Crown army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Crown forces of about 25,000 led by King John II Casimir from Lublin, on the march to relieve the forces besieged in Zbarazh, met with a combined force of Cossacks and Crimean Tatars, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Khan İslâm III Giray of Crimea respectively, which numbered about 80,000. Polish forces were surprised during their crossing of the river Strypa. The battle lasted two days and was very bloody. As its tide turned against the Poles, they asked for talks, and the khan forced Khmelnytsky to enter into them, possibly after being bribed by the Poles. The result was an agreement known as the Treaty of Zboriv. The agreement was at some degree advantageous to the Cossacks, while being less than what Khmelnytsky anticipated to obtain from his campaign. The fighting itself technically was inconclusive as both forces remained undefeated on the battlefield when the ceasefire took effect.