Battle of Shepeleviche

Battle of Shepeleviche
Part of the Muscovite–Polish War (1654–1667)

Map of the attack of the Muscovite cavalry and infantry on the Polish–Lithuanian army[1]
Date24 August 1654
Location
Shepeleviche [be], Vitebsk Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Result Muscovite victory
Belligerents
link Tsardom of Muscovy Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
link Aleksey Trubetskoy Janusz Radziwiłł (WIA)
Strength
15,000[2] 6,000–8,000[3][2]
Casualties and losses
9–100 killed[4]
97 wounded		 1,000 killed[5]
270 captured

The Battle of Shepeleviche (Szepielewicze) or Battle of Ciecierzyn on 24 August 1654 was one of the first battles of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). It ended with a Russian victory.

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