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Siege of Zbarazh

Siege of Zbarazh was a siege conducted on 10 July 1649 at Zbarazh, in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 43 days. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 70,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks; 40,000 Crimean Tatars against 10,000–15,000 Polish–Lithuanian infantry and defenders of the castle.

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Tytuł: Ogniem i mieczem Henryka Sienkiewicza : albumAdres wydawniczy: Lwów : Fotodruk. E. Trzemeski, [1886?]Gatunek: Forma i typ: grafiki i rysunkiOpis fizyczny: [12] k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cmWspółtwórcy
Tytuł: Ogniem i mieczem Henryka Sienkiewicza : albumAdres wydawniczy: Lwów : Fotodruk. E. Trzemeski, [1886?]Gatunek: Forma i typ: grafiki i rysunkiOpis fizyczny: [12] k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cmWspółtwórcy. Juliusz Kossak, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 July 1649lasted 43 days
WhereZbarazh, Ukraine49.665N, 25.775E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents25px|border=noCossack Hetmanate; 25px Crimean Khanateagainst25px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses8,000–18,000 killed and woundedand4,000–6,000 killed and wounded; 4,000–5,000 captured
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 Zbarazh, 1649
23 placed engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 July 1649
to 22 August 1649
PlaceZbarazh, Ukraine
49.665N, 25.775E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength70,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks; 40,000 Crimean Tatars10,000–15,000 Polish–Lithuanian infantry and defenders of the castle
Casualties and losses8,000–18,000 killed and wounded4,000–6,000 killed and wounded; 4,000–5,000 captured
Commanders
  • Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
  • Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659)
  • Mikołaj Ostroróg
Siege of ZbarazhSiege of ZbarazhBattle of TrembowlaBattle of JaroslawiceBattle of ZborovBattle of ZborivBattle of HodówBattle of TrembowlaBattle of JaroslawiceBattle of HodówLvivRivneIvano-FrankivskLutskDrohobychKamyanets-Podilskyy100 km49.665N, 25.775E
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Siege of Zbarazh 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 Q831792, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Zbarazh, revision 1370787660, 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.