Battle of Trembowla

Battle of Trembowla
Part of the Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76)
Anna Dorota Chrzanowska in Trembowla, by Leopold Löffler
Date September 20 – October 11, 1675 Location Trembowla, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Shishman[1]	Jan Samuel Chrzanowski
Strength
10,000	80 infantry 200 peasants
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Light

The Battle of Trembowla, more popularly known as the Defence of Trembowla took place between September 20 – October 11, 1675, during the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676). Heroic resistance of Polish forces became a symbol, and was glorified and immortalised in the paintings of Franciszek Smuglewicz, Józef Peszka and Aleksander Lesser.