Battle of Loyew (1649)

Battle of Loyew (1649)
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising

The Battle of Loyew (1649) on the German engraving Theatrum Europaeum by Cristoph von Eygerd in 1663
Date31 July 1649
Location
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
border=no Zaporozhian Host Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
border=no Mykhailo Krychevsky 
border=no Stepan Pobodailo
border=no Martyn Nebaba
Janusz Radziwiłł
Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski
Strength
17,000[1] 10,000[1]
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed and wounded[2] 200-300 killed and wounded[3]

The Battle of Loyew (Belarusian: Бітва пад Лоевам, Ukrainian: Битва під Лоєвом, Polish: Bitwa pod Łojowem; 31 July 1649) was fought between the Zaporozhian Host against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day town of Loyew on the Sozh River in Belarus, a forces of the Zaporozhian Cossacks under the command of Colonels Mykhailo Krychevsky, Stepan Pobodailo and Martyn Nebaba was defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth’s forces under the command of Prince Janusz Radziwiłł and Nobleman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski. Prince Janusz Radziwiłł was able to engage a forces of the Zaporozhian Cossacks before they merged. First, he defeated the army of the Zaporozhian Cossacks under the command of Colonel Mykhailo Krychevsky, who was killed in the battle; then he defeated the rest armies of the Zaporozhian Cossacks under the command of the other Colonels Stepan Pobodailo and Martyn Nebaba.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rzecz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Samuel Orgelbrand, Encyklopedja Powszechna, 1901, Google Print, p.476
  3. ^ Biernacki, Witold (2006). Powstanie Chmielnickiego: działania wojenne na Litwie w latach 1648-1649. Bitwy / Taktyka. Zabrze: Wydawnictwo Inforteditions. ISBN 978-83-89943-06-4.

Battle of Loyew (1649)

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