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Battle of Konotop

Battle of Konotop was a battle fought on 28 June 1659 at Konotop, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Russo-Cossack War of 1658-1659, which ran from 1658 to 1659. The recorded result: Victory of Vyhovsky's coalition.

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Fought28 June 1659
WhereKonotop, Ukraine51.222N, 33.158E
OutcomeVictory of Vyhovsky's coalition
BelligerentsCoat_of_arms_of_Crimean_Khanate|18px Crimean Khanate; Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat|23px Cossacks of Ivan Vyhovsky; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthagainst23px Russian Tsardom; Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat|23px Cossacks of Ivan Bezpaly
Part ofRusso-Cossack War of 1658-16591658 to 1659

Record

Date28 June 1659
PlaceKonotop, Ukraine
51.222N, 33.158E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength58,000; Coat_of_arms_of_Crimean_Khanate|18px 30,000–35,000; Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat|23px 20,000
Commanders
  • Mehmed IV Giray
  • Ivan Vyhovsky
  • Ivan Bohun
  • Hryhoriy Hulyanytsky
  • Alexey Trubetskoy
  • Ivan Bezpaly
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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 Konotop
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Konotop today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-09-24. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 143 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 126 to 165 m, 39 m of relief, flat country and today it is 37% tree cover, 24% cropland, 24% grassland.

tree cover: 37%cropland: 24%grassland: 24%built-up: 15%tree cover 37%cropland 24%grassland 24%built-up 15%
west to east, 10.0 km133 to 159 mnorth to south, 10.0 km137 to 159 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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1659

Battle of Konotop 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 Q2620862, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Konotop, revision 1385574654, 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.