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Battle of Zahal

Battle of Zahal was a battle fought in 1649 in what is now Belarus. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks and Crimean Tatars against 1,750 Polish–Lithuanian cavalry and infantry; 200 German infantry.

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Fought1649
WhereBelarus51.909N, 29.805E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsCossack HetmanateZaporozhian Host; Crimean KhanateCrimean KhanateagainstPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses1,600 killed and woundedand216 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, 165316481653Battle of Zahal, 1649
23 placed engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1649 (year precision)
to 1649
PlaceBelarus
51.909N, 29.805E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength3,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks and Crimean Tatars1,750 Polish–Lithuanian cavalry and infantry; 200 German infantry
Casualties and losses1,600 killed and wounded216 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Władysław Wołłowicz
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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.

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Battle of Zahal 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 Q501849, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zahal, revision 1374239637, 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.