Atlas of Battles

war, 32 engagements

Battles of the Russo-Polish War

The atlas places 32 engagements of the Russo-Polish War (1654 to 1667): 20 battles and 12 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Belarus (13), Ukraine (12), Russia (3).

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Siege of SmolenskSiege of MstislavSiege of SmolenskSiege of BratslavBattle of OkhmativSiege of LvivBattle of HorodokBattle of OzernaBattle of WerkiSiege of KaunasBattle of MyadelSiege of BorysowaSiege of MohylewaBattle of LyubarBattle of KutyszczeBattle of ChudnivBattle of SlobodyshcheBattle of KushlikiBattle of BuzhynSiege of HlukhivSiege of RoslavlBattle of StavishcheBattle of Vitebsk (1664)Siege of MscislaŭBattle of ShklowBattle of ShepelevicheBattle of VilniusSiege of LyakhavichyBattle of PolonkaBattle of BasyaBattle of ShklowBattle of ShepelevicheBattle of VilniusSiege of LyakhavichyBattle of PolonkaBattle of BasyaKyivWarsawMinskKharkivDniproLvivKaliningradBryanskSmolenskBrest500 km51.857N, 28.253E
32 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1654: 7 engagements1655: 5 engagements1658: 3 engagements1659: 1 engagements1660: 9 engagements9 in 16601661: 1 engagements1662: 1 engagements1664: 4 engagements16541664
31 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Smolensk, 1654Siege of Mstislav, 1654Siege of Smolensk, 1654Battle of Nowa Woda, 1654Battle of Shklow, 1654Battle of Shepeleviche, 1654Siege of Bratslav, 1654Battle of Okhmativ, 1655Battle of Vilnius, 1655Siege of Lviv, 1655Battle of Horodok, 1655Battle of Ozerna, 1655Battle of Werki, 1658Siege of Varna, 1658Siege of Kaunas, 1658Battle of Myadel, 1659Siege of Lyakhavichy, 1660Battle of Polonka, 1660Siege of Borysowa, 1660Siege of Mohylewa, 1660Battle of Lyubar, 1660Battle of Basya, 1660Battle of Kutyszcze, 1660Battle of Chudniv, 1660Battle of Slobodyshche, 1660Battle of Kushliki, 1661Battle of Buzhyn, 1662Siege of Hlukhiv, 1664Siege of Roslavl, 1664Battle of Stavishche, 1664Battle of Vitebsk (1664), 166416541664
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1654Siege of SmolenskSmolensk, RussiaRusso-Cossack victory
1654Siege of MstislavMscislaŭ, BelarusRussian victory; Massacre of 15,000 inhabitants
1654Siege of SmolenskSmolensk, Russia
25 June 1654Battle of Nowa WodaBelarusLithuanian victory
12 August 1654Battle of ShklowShklov, BelarusBoth sides claim victory
24 August 1654Battle of ShepelevicheŠapialievičy, BelarusRussian victory
1654Siege of BratslavBratslav, Ukraine
1655Battle of OkhmativUkraine
29 July 1655Battle of VilniusVilnius, LithuaniaRusso–Cossack victory
25 September 1655Siege of LvivLviv, Ukraine
29 September 1655Battle of HorodokHorodok, UkraineMuscovite–Cossack victory
1655Battle of OzernaUkraineDisputed
24 September 1658Battle of WerkiVerkiai, LithuaniaRussian victory
1658Siege of VarnaVarna, BulgariaRussian victory
1658Siege of KaunasLithuania
8 February 1659Battle of MyadelMiadziel, BelarusRussian victory
23 March 1660Siege of LyakhavichyLiachavičy, BelarusPolish-Lithuanian victory
1660Battle of PolonkaBelarus
1660Siege of BorysowaBelarus
1660Siege of MohylewaMahilyow, Belarus
14 September 1660Battle of LyubarLiubar, UkrainePolish–Lithuanian victory
1660Battle of BasyaBelarusSee #Aftermath
1660Battle of KutyszczeKutyshche, UkrainePolish–Lithuanian victory
27 September 1660Battle of ChudnivChudniv, UkraineCommonwealth victory
1660Battle of SlobodyshcheUkraine
1661Battle of KushlikiBelarusPolish–Lithuanian victory
1662Battle of BuzhynUkraineCossack–Tatar victory
January 1664Siege of HlukhivHlukhiv, UkraineCossack–Russian victory
2 January 1664Siege of RoslavlRoslavl, Russia
1664Battle of StavishcheStavyshche, UkrainePolish–Lithuanian–Crimean victory
1664Battle of Vitebsk (1664)BelarusPolish–Lithuanian victory
date unknownSiege of MscislaŭMscislaŭ, Belarus

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Russo-Polish War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.