Battle of Kumeyki 1637
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 December 1637 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1637 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Pawluk Uprising | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Zaporozhian Cossacks | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 49.5347, 31.5267 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Kumeyky (Ukrainian: Битва під Кумейками) was fought during the Pavlyuk Uprising between the Polish crown forces, and Ukrainian peasants and insurgent Cossacks on December 16, 1637. The Polish crown army, under the command of Mikołaj Potocki, surrounded the Cossacks, commanded by Pavlo Pavliuk, in the town of Borovytsia, located in modern-day Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine. The Polish forces were unable to capture the town, so Potocki proposed a negotiation, which Pavliuk and the senior starshyna (officers) agreed to. Potocki, ignoring the rules of parley, had Pavliuk and the other leaders of the rebellion taken prisoner during the negotiation talks, sent to Warsaw, and executed.
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