Battle of Berestechko 1651
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 28 June 1651 – 30 June 1651 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1651 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Khmelnytsky Uprising | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Crimean Khanate, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Zaporozhian Cossacks | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 50.3500, 25.1167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Berestechko (28 June – 10 July 1651) was fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day city of Berestechko in Ukraine forces of the Zaporozhian Cossacks and Crimean Tatars under the command of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Otaman Tymofiy Khmelnytsky, Colonels Ivan Bohun and Fylon Dzhalaliy with Khan İslâm III Giray and Tugay Bey, who was killed in the battle, were defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's forces under the command of the Polish King John II Casimir, Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Hetmans Marcin Kalinowski and Stanisław Lanckoroński. It is considered to have been among the largest European land battles of the 17th century.
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