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Battle of Zhovti Vody

Battle of Zhovti Vody was a battle fought on 29 April 1648 at Piatykhatky Raion, in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 17 days. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Cossack–Tatar victory. Recorded strength: 4,000–5,000 Cossacks; 3,000–4,000 Tatars against 3,500–5,000.

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Fought29 April 1648lasted 17 days
WherePiatykhatky Raion, Ukraine48.625N, 33.726E
OutcomeCossack–Tatar victory
BelligerentsZaporozhian Host; Crimean KhanateagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses150 killed; 150 woundedand300–3,000 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, 165316481653Battle of Zhovti Vody, 1648
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Record

Date29 April 1648
to 16 May 1648
PlacePiatykhatky Raion, Ukraine
48.625N, 33.726E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4,000–5,000 Cossacks; 3,000–4,000 Tatars3,500–5,000
Casualties and losses150 killed; 150 wounded300–3,000 captured
Commanders
Battle of Zhovti VodyBattle of Zhovti VodyBattle of the Vorskla RiverBattle of Kurukovo LakeNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveSiege of St. Elizabeth fortressBattle of PoltavaBattle of the Vorskla RiverBattle of Kurukovo LakeNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveBattle of PoltavaDniproZaporizhzhyaCherkasyNikopolVoznesenskKryvyy Rih100 km48.625N, 33.726E
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Battle of Zhovti Vody 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 Q1073645, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zhovti Vody, revision 1382550427, 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.