Battle of Shklow 1654
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 12 August 1654 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1654 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Belarus | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Russo-Polish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 54.2083, 30.2646 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Shklov (also spelt Shklow, Szkłów, or Shkloŭ) took place on August 12, 1654, and was one of the first battles of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67); it ended with a indecisive, however, by other sources. A small Polish–Lithuanian force of about 6,000–7,000 under Great Lithuanian Hetman Janusz Radziwiłł surprised a numerically superior Russian force (of 40,000; some estimates speak of 70,000, but they are likely too high) under knyaz Yakov Cherkassky near Shklow (Polish: Szkłów). The battle took place during a solar eclipse. The Russian forces, due to their surprise, were engaged by the Poles unprepared and in smaller portions, which were defeated in turn. Eventually the Poles forced the entire Russian army to retreat; the losses are estimated at 700 for the Poles and 7,000 for the Russians (although they may be overestimated for both sides).
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