 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2014) |
| Battle of Polonka | |||||||
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| Part of the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) | |||||||
 Stefan Czarniecki during Polish-Russian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
.svg){kind=small} Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Stefan Czarniecki Paweł Jan Sapieha |
Ivan Khovansky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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9,000 Lithuanians 4,000 Poles 2 cannons[1]: 186 | 8,000–9,000 troops[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300 killed[3][4] unknown number of wounded | 4,200[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Polonka (Połonka, Palonka) took place near Polonka (Połonka in Polish, Palonka in Belarusian, in modern Belarus) during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on 29 June 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian and Russian forces. Polish-Lithuanian army under Stefan Czarniecki and Paweł Jan Sapieha forced a Russian retreat through a carefully planned Polish hussar ambush and several tactically effective flanking maneuvers.[1]: 186 The Russian defeat also meant they had to abandon the Siege of Lyakhavichy (Lachowicze).
- ^ a b Frost, R.I., 2000, The Northern Wars, 1558-1721, Harlow: Pearspn Education Limited, ISBN 9780582064294
- ^ a b Курбатов О. А. «Литовский поход 7168 г.» кн. И. А. Хованского и битва при Полонке 18 июня 1660 г.//Славяноведение. 2003. № 4. С. 25 – 40.
- ^ Krzysztof Kossarzecki, Kampania roku 1660 na Litwie, Zabrze 2005, Inforteditions, p. 234, ISBN 83-89943-01-8
- ^ Marcin Gawęda, Połonka-Basia 1660, Warszawa 2005, Bellona, p. 243, ISBN 83-11-10211-2