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Siege of Cherkasy

Siege of Cherkasy was a siege conducted in 1532 at Cherkasy, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cherkasy. It was part of Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe, which ran from 1441 to 1774. The recorded result: Cossack victory. Recorded strength: 400–600 against 8,500 Tatars; 1,500 Janissaries.

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Fought1532
WhereCherkasy, Ukraine49.444N, 32.060E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCossack victory
BelligerentsZaporozhian CossacksagainstCrimean Khanate; Ottoman Empire
Part ofCrimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe1441 to 1774

Where it sits in Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe

Battle of Wisniowiec, 1512Battle of Olshanitsa, 1527Siege of Cherkasy, 153215121532Siege of Cherkasy, 1532
3 placed engagements of Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1532 (year precision)
to 1532
PlaceCherkasy, Ukraine
49.444N, 32.060E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength400–6008,500 Tatars; 1,500 Janissaries
Commanders
  • Ostap Dashkevych
  • Saadet I Giray
Siege of CherkasySiege of CherkasyBattle of KumeykiBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of KorsuńBukrin BridgeheadBattle of the Alta RiverBattle of KumeykiBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of KorsuńBukrin BridgeheadBattle of the Alta RiverKyivKirovohradKremenchukBila TserkvaUman100 km49.444N, 32.060E
Placed at Cherkasy; 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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Siege of Cherkasy is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135005428, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cherkasy, revision 1370740194, 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.