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Battle of Bila Tserkva

Battle of Bila Tserkva was a battle fought in 1651 at Bila Tserkva, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bila Tserkva. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Inconclusive; Treaty of Bila Tserkva. Recorded strength: 22,000 Polish–Lithuanian hussars, cavalry and infantry against 25,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks; 6,000 Crimean Tatars.

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Fought1651
WhereBila Tserkva, Ukraine49.796N, 30.117E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive; Treaty of Bila Tserkva
Belligerents25pxPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealthagainst25px|border=noCossack Hetmanate; 24px Crimean Khanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofKhmelnytsky Uprising1648 to 1657

Where it sits in the Khmelnytsky Uprising

Battle of Starokostiantyniv, 1648Siege of Zamość (1648), 1648Battle of Zhovti Vody, 1648Siege of Kodak, 1648Battle of Korsuń, 1648Battle of Pohost, 1648Battle of Pyliavtsi, 1648Siege of Lvov, 1648Battle of Zboriv, 1649Battle of Mazyr, 1649Battle of Zahal, 1649Siege of Zbarazh, 1649Battle of Loyew, 1649Battle of Krasne, 1651Battle of Kopychyntsi, 1651Battle of Berestechko, 1651Battle of Loyew, 1651Capture of Kyiv (1651), 1651Battle of Bila Tserkva, 1651Battle of Batih, 1652Battle of Monastyryshche, 1653Siege of Suczawa, 1653Battle of Zhvanets, 165316481653Battle of Bila Tserkva, 1651
23 placed engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1651 (year precision)
to 1651
PlaceBila Tserkva, Ukraine
49.796N, 30.117E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeLimitation of the Cossack state to the Kiev Voivodeship.
Strength22,000 Polish–Lithuanian hussars, cavalry and infantry25,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks; 6,000 Crimean Tatars
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of Bila TserkvaBattle of Bila TserkvaBattle of Bila Tserkva (1626)Battle of OlshanitsaSiege of VeprykBattle on the Irpin RiverSiege of MedvineBattle of OlshanitsaSiege of VeprykBattle on the Irpin RiverSiege of MedvineZhytomyrVinnytsyaKorostenBrovaryUman100 km49.796N, 30.117E
Placed at Bila Tserkva; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Bila Tserkva 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 Q4087362, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bila Tserkva (1651), revision 1370434328, 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.