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Battle of Kostiantyniv

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Ukrainian Wikipedia article at Битва під Костянтиновом; see its history for attribution.

Battle of Kostiantyniv
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
Date26 – 28 July 1648
Location
Result See § Aftermath
Belligerents
Zaporozhian Cossacks Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Maksym Kryvonis
Ivan Hyria
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski
Władysław Dominik Zasławski
Strength
24,000–34,000 peasants[1]
16,000 cavalry and infantry[1]
(July 28)[2]
30,000–32,000 servants[1]
8,000–10,000 cavalry and infantry[3]
Casualties and losses
July 26:
10,000–15,000 killed and wounded[1]
(Polish claim)
July 28:
3,000 killed and wounded[4]
July 26:
100 killed and wounded
July 28:
200–300 killed and wounded[5][6]

The Battle of Kostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Битва під Костянтиновим, Polish: Bitwa pod Konstantynowem) was fought between the Zaporozhian Host and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising took place on 26 to 28 July 1648. Near the site of the present-day town of Starokostiantyniv on the Ikopot and Sluch Rivers in Ukraine, a forces of the Zaporozhian Cossacks and the Ukrainian peasants under the command of Maksym Kryvonis and Ivan Hyria attacked the Polish–Lithuanian army under the command of Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski and Władysław Dominik Zasławski.

  1. ^ a b c d Wayback Machine. Valeriy Stepankov, “Battle of Starokostiantyniv 1648”. 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ Rogowicz, Marek. "Battle of Konsttiantyniv, 26–28 July 1648".
  3. ^ Jan Widacki, “Kniaź Jarema”. Katowice, 1985.
  4. ^ Институт Истории АН УССР Архивное Управление При Совете Министров УССР — Документы об освободительной войне украинского народа 1648-54 гг. Киев 1965 стр.103
  5. ^ «людей полегло мало»: Институт Истории АН УССР Архивное Управление При Совете Министров УССР — Документы об освободительной войне украинского народа 1648-54 гг. Киев 1965 стр.103
  6. ^ Widaćki J. Kniaź Jarema. — Katowice, 1985.С.121-3

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