Battle of Olshanitsa 1527
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1527 | 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 | Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 49.6667, 30.6167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Olshanitsa was fought on January 27, 1527, between the armies of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Crimean Khanate. It was the last large raid into the Grand Duchy. It was also the last large victory of the Great Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski before his death in 1530.
In 1524, İslâm I Giray, son of Mehmed I Giray, raided Poland–Lithuania and upon return started an open war for the throne with his uncle and new Khan Saadet I Giray. The parties reconciled in 1526 and the Khanate launched a large raid into Polesia of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (present-day northern Ukraine and southern Belarus) in December 1526. The Lithuanian-Ruthenian army, commanded by Konstanty Ostrogski, pursued the invaders and soundly defeated them at Olshanitsa (Ольшаниця), a village south of Kiev. Remaining Tatars were defeated by Ostap Dashkevych and Yuri Olelkovich near Kaniv and Cherkasy.
After the battle, the GDL released Khan Sheikh Ahmed, the deposed Khan of the Golden Horde, who was imprisoned for more than twenty years. Sheikh Ahmed, an enemy of the Crimean Khanate, was used by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as a bargaining chip in negotiations against the Crimean Tatars.
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