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Battle of Horodok

Battle of Horodok was a battle fought on 29 September 1655 at Horodok, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Russo-Polish War, which ran from 1654 to 1667. The recorded result: Muscovite–Cossack victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 8,000.

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Пам'ятний знак на честь битви під Городком
Пам'ятний знак на честь битви під Городком. СЕРП75ДНІПРО, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 September 1655
WhereHorodok, Ukraine49.783N, 23.650E
OutcomeMuscovite–Cossack victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstRussian Tsardom; Zaporozhian Cossacks
Casualties and losses1,000 killed, 200 capturedandUnknown
Part ofRusso-Polish War1654 to 1667

Where it sits in the Russo-Polish War

Siege of Smolensk, 1654Siege of Mstislav, 1654Siege of Smolensk, 1654Battle of Nowa Woda, 1654Battle of Shklow, 1654Battle of Shepeleviche, 1654Siege of Bratslav, 1654Battle of Okhmativ, 1655Battle of Vilnius, 1655Siege of Lviv, 1655Battle of Horodok, 1655Battle of Ozerna, 1655Battle of Werki, 1658Siege of Varna, 1658Siege of Kaunas, 1658Battle of Myadel, 1659Siege of Lyakhavichy, 1660Battle of Polonka, 1660Siege of Borysowa, 1660Siege of Mohylewa, 1660Battle of Lyubar, 1660Battle of Basya, 1660Battle of Kutyszcze, 1660Battle of Chudniv, 1660Battle of Slobodyshche, 1660Battle of Kushliki, 1661Battle of Buzhyn, 1662Siege of Hlukhiv, 1664Siege of Roslavl, 1664Battle of Stavishche, 1664Battle of Vitebsk (1664), 166416541664Battle of Horodok, 1655
32 placed engagements of the Russo-Polish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 September 1655
PlaceHorodok, Ukraine
49.783N, 23.650E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5,0008,000
Casualties and losses1,000 killed, 200 capturedUnknown
Commanders
Battle of HorodokBattle of HorodokBattle of JaworowDefense of Lwów 1918–1919Battle of GaliciaBattle of LwówSiege of LvivBattle of JaworowRzeszówTernopilIvano-FrankivskKošiceLutskPrešovUzhgorodDrohobych100 km49.783N, 23.650E
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Battle of Horodok 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 Q2453661, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Horodok (1655), revision 1370443214, 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.