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Battle of Korsuń

Battle of Korsuń was a battle fought on 26 May 1648 at Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Cossack–Tatar victory. Recorded strength: 15,000–20,000 Cossacks and rebels; 3,000 Tatars; 26 cannons against 4,000–20,000; 41 cannons.

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Meeting of Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey
Meeting of Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey. Juliusz Kossak, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 May 1648
WhereKorsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine49.436N, 31.170E
OutcomeCossack–Tatar victory
BelligerentsZaporozhian Host; Crimean KhanateagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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 Korsuń, 1648
23 placed engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 May 1648
PlaceKorsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine
49.436N, 31.170E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength15,000–20,000 Cossacks and rebels; 3,000 Tatars; 26 cannons4,000–20,000; 41 cannons
Casualties and lossesLight500 killed, 95% of the Army taken prisoner; Most killed; 8,500 captured; All cannons captured
Commanders
  • Mikołaj Potocki
  • Marcin Kalinowski
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Battle of Korsuń 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 Q2443770, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Korsuń, revision 1382550439, 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.