Battle of Nowa Woda

Battle of Nowa Woda
Part of Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667
Date 25 June,1654 Location Belarus, Nowa Woda Result Polish-Lithuanian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Russian Tsardom
Commanders and leaders
Janusz Radziwiłł Ganzhoff	Unknown
Strength
2,500	8,000
Casualties and losses
light	heavy

The Battle of Nowa Woda was an armed struggle between the forces of Hetman Janusz Radziwill and the Russian Army which took place on 25 June 1654, and ended with a Polish-Lithanian victory.

Following the invasion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by the Russian army, Political hinderance ensued in the Polish government, with no effective plan formulated on how to repel the invasion.

The positions of grand hetmans (leaders of the military) in both the Crown and Lithuania were vacant following the death of Janusz Kiszka. Despite opposition from Prince Radziwiłł, the King appointed him to the role, also naming Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski as field hetman.

Tensions escalated between Radziwiłł and Gosiewski, exacerbated by the King's attempts to remove Radziwiłł from his position and Gosiewski's refusal to contribute funds towards the Lithuanian army, given his role as treasurer.