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Battle of Berestechko

Battle of Berestechko was a battle fought on 28 June 1651 at Berestechko, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory.

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Jean Thibaut (French): Battle of Beresteczko 1651, relief at Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris.
Jean Thibaut (French): Battle of Beresteczko 1651, relief at Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris.. own, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date28 June 1651
PlaceBerestechko, Ukraine
50.350N, 25.117E
Part ofKhmelnytsky Uprising (1648 to 1657)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultPolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsCossack Hetmanate; Crimean KhanatePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
CommandersZaporozhians: Bohdan Khmelnytsky; Ivan Bohun; Filon Dzhelaliy; Tatars: İslâm III Giray; Tugay BeyJohn II Casimir; Jeremi Wisniowiecki; Mikołaj Potocki; Marcin Kalinowski; Stefan Czarniecki; Stanisław Lanckoroński; Paweł Jan Sapieha
Strengthabout 100,000 total, including: Many thousands of peasants; 30,000–40,000 Crimean Tatars; 2,000 Don Cossacks; Several thousand Turks and Vlachsabout 75,000 total, of which: 17,000 cavalry; 16,000 infantry; 56,000 levies
Casualties and losses30,000–40,000; 3,000–4,000 killedUnknown; 700 (on 1 July)
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Battle of Berestechko is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q593045, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Berestechko, revision 1384166877, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.