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Battle of Khotyn

Battle of Khotyn was a battle fought on 11 November 1673 at Khotyn, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676, which ran from 1672 to 1676. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 29,052–30,000 against 35,000.

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Battle of Khotyn in 1673
Battle of Khotyn in 1673. Anonymous plate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 November 1673
WhereKhotyn, Ukraine48.500N, 26.500E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents25px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthagainst23px|border|link Ottoman Empire
Casualties and losses2,000 killed and wounded (Polish sources)and20,000–30,000 killed and wounded (Polish sources)
Part ofPolish–Ottoman War of 1672–16761672 to 1676

Where it sits in the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676

Siege of Lviv, 1672Battle of Ładyżyn, 1672Siege of Kamenets, 1672Battle of Krasnobród, 1672Battle of Niemirów, 1672Battle of Komarno, 1672Battle of Kalush, 1672Battle of Khotyn, 1673Siege of Bar, 1674Battle of Lwów, 1675Battle of Trembowla, 1675Battle of Voinyliv, 1676Battle of Żurawno, 167616721676Battle of Khotyn, 1673
13 placed engagements of the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 November 1673
PlaceKhotyn, Ukraine
48.500N, 26.500E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength29,052–30,00035,000
Casualties and losses2,000 killed and wounded (Polish sources)20,000–30,000 killed and wounded (Polish sources)
Commanders
Battle of KhotynBattle of KhotynSiege of KhotinBattle of ZhvanetsSiege of KamenetsSiege of KamenetsKamenets-Podolsky PocketSiege of KamenetsSiege of KamenetsKamenets-Podolsky PocketVinnytsyaChernivtsiTernopilIvano-FrankivskBălțiBotoșaniKhmelnytskyySuceava100 km48.500N, 26.500E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Khotyn
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Khotyn today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-08-26. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 234 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 115 to 303 m, 188 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 34% tree cover, 32% cropland, 20% grassland.

tree cover: 34%cropland: 32%grassland: 20%built-up: 7%water: 6%tree cover 34%cropland 32%grassland 20%built-up 7%water 6%
west to east, 10.0 km118 to 301 mnorth to south, 10.0 km118 to 241 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1653 and 1788.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1673

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: POL ARMYDefender: TURK ARMY
Strength50,00080,000
Casualties1,000 (2.0%)30,000 (37.5%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1083
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 33), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Khotyn 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 Q3636391, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Khotyn (1673), revision 1382603460, 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.