battle, early modern

Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626)

Name: Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626)
Start: 1626-10-09
Location: Bila Tserkva, Ukraine

Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626) was a battle fought on 9 October 1626 at Bila Tserkva, in what is now Ukraine. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian–Cossack victory. Recorded strength: 3,500 soldiers; 1,500 Cossacks against 10,000–15,000.

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Fought9 October 1626

WhereBila Tserkva, Ukraine49.803N, 30.125E

OutcomePolish–Lithuanian–Cossack victory

Belligerents22px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Zaporozhian Cossacksagainst24px Crimean Khanate

Casualties and losses40 killedand1,000 to 4,000+ killed; 1,200+ captured; (50 Murzas)

Record

Date	9 October 1626
Place	Bila Tserkva, Ukraine 49.803N, 30.125E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	3,500 soldiers; 1,500 Cossacks	10,000–15,000
Casualties and losses	40 killed	1,000 to 4,000+ killed; 1,200+ captured; (50 Murzas)
Commanders	Stefan Chmielecki Mykhailo Doroshenko

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Olshanitsa 1527, 38 km SE
Siege of Vepryk 1708, 41 km NW
Battle on the Irpin River 1320, 65 km N
Siege of Medvine 1664, 66 km SE
Battle of Kyiv (December 1919) 1919, 73 km NE

Elsewhere in 1626

Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626) is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9172788, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626), revision 1370434318, 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.