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Siege of Lyakhavichy

Siege of Lyakhavichy was a siege conducted on 23 March 1660 at Liachavičy, in what is now Belarus; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Russo-Polish War, which ran from 1654 to 1667. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 against 11,000.

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Осада Ляхович русскими войсками в 1660 году
Осада Ляхович русскими войсками в 1660 году. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 March 1660lasted 3 months
WhereLiachavičy, Belarus53.033N, 26.267E
OutcomePolish-Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstTsardom of Russia
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), 166416541664Siege of Lyakhavichy, 1660
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Record

Date23 March 1660
to 28 June 1660
PlaceLiachavičy, Belarus
53.033N, 26.267E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength2,50011,000
Commanders
  • Jan Chryzostom Pasek
  • Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky (Tararui)
Siege of LyakhavichySiege of LyakhavichySiege of LiachavičyBattle of KletskBattle of StołowiczeBattle of KletskBattle of MirBattle of StołowiczeBattle of KletskBattle of MirMinskBrestHrodnaBarysawPinskLidaBaranavichy100 km53.033N, 26.267E
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Siege of Lyakhavichy is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lyakhavichy, revision 1374357799, 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.