Atlas of Battles

siege, early modern

Battle of Stavishche

Battle of Stavishche was a siege conducted in 1664 at Stavyshche, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Stavyshche. It was part of the Russo-Polish War, which ran from 1654 to 1667. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian–Crimean victory.

See it on the globe Read the article

The Polish siege of the fortress Stavishche in Little Russia 1664
The Polish siege of the fortress Stavishche in Little Russia 1664. Theatrum Europaeum, book 9, 1672. Caspar. Merian (1627-1686)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1664
WhereStavyshche, Ukraine49.391N, 30.192E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian–Crimean victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Crimean KhanateagainstLocal militia; Zaporozhian Cossacks
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
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 Stavishche, 1664
32 placed engagements of the Russo-Polish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1664 (year precision)
PlaceStavyshche, Ukraine
49.391N, 30.192E
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy; Around 100,000 Ukrainian civilians killed; (See Capitulation)
Commanders
Battle of StavishcheBattle of StavishcheSiege of MedvineBattle of OlshanitsaBattle of Bila Tserkva (1626)Battle of DashavBattle of KorsuńSiege of MedvineBattle of OlshanitsaBattle of Bila Tserkva (1626)Battle of DashavKyivZhytomyrVinnytsyaKirovohradUman100 km49.391N, 30.192E
Placed at Stavyshche; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1664

Battle of Stavishche 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 Q9173569, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Stavyshche, revision 1377720128, 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.