battle, early modern

Battle of Wisniowiec

Name: Battle of Wisniowiec
Location: Ukraine

Battle of Wisniowiec was a battle fought in 1512 in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe, which ran from 1441 to 1774. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 30,000.

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Fought1512

WhereUkraine49.556N, 25.593E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePolish-Lithuanian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Poland; Grand Duchy of LithuaniaagainstCrimean Khanate

Casualties and losses500 - 1,000 diedand10,000 - 16,000 died

Part ofCrimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe1441 to 1774

Where it sits in Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe

3 placed engagements of Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1512 (year precision)
Place	Ukraine 49.556N, 25.593E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	6,000	30,000
Casualties and losses	500 - 1,000 died	10,000 - 16,000 died
Commanders	Mikołaj Kamieniecki Konstanty Ostrogski	Meñli I Giray

Placed at its recorded location; 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

Siege of Zbarazh 1649, 18 km NE
Battle of Trembowla 1675, 29 km S
Battle of Zborov 1917, 34 km W
Battle of Zboriv 1649, 36 km NW
Battle of Jaroslawice date unknown, 37 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle of Olshanitsa 27 January 1527
All 3 engagements of Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe

Elsewhere in 1512

Battle of Ravenna Italy
Battle of Saint-Mathieu France
Battle of Ghazdewan Uzbekistan
Battle of Pavia Italy
Bengali conquest of Chittagong Bangladesh

Battle of Wisniowiec is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2982831, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wisniowiec, revision 1370594236, 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.