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Siege of Suczawa

Siege of Suczawa was a siege conducted on 21 August 1653 at Suceava, in what is now Romania; it lasted 49 days. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Cossack defeat. Recorded strength: 25,000–30,000 against 1,000 Moldavians; 6,000 Cossacks.

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Fought21 August 1653lasted 49 days
WhereSuceava, Romania47.651N, 26.256E
OutcomeCossack defeat
Belligerents24px|border|link Moldavia; 24px|border|link Wallachia; 24px|border|link Transylvania; 26px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthagainst24px|border|link Moldavia; 26px|border=no Cossack Hetmanate
Casualties and losses2,300 killed and woundedand2,000 killed and wounded
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, 165316481653Siege of Suczawa, 1653
23 placed engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 August 1653
to 9 October 1653
PlaceSuceava, Romania
47.651N, 26.256E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength25,000–30,0001,000 Moldavians; 6,000 Cossacks
Casualties and losses2,300 killed and wounded2,000 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Gheorghe Ștefan
  • Matei Basarab
  • John Kemény (prince)
  • Sebastian Machowski
Siege of SuczawaSiege of SuczawaBattle of BaiaSiege of Neamţ CitadelBattle of Valea AlbăFirst Battle of Târgu FrumosBattle of KhotynBattle of BaiaSiege of Neamţ CitadelBattle of Valea AlbăBattle of KhotynChernivtsiBacăuTirgu MuresKamyanets-PodilskyyPiatra-NeamtVaslui100 km47.651N, 26.256E
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Siege of Suczawa is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12134924, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Suceava (1653), revision 1370787618, 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.