Battle of Shepeleviche

Battle of Shepeleviche
Part of the Russo-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, Vitebsk Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Result Muscovite victory
Belligerents
link Tsardom of Russia 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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  4. ^ Беляев И. Д. Книга сеунчей 162 и 163 гг. 1654 июня 10 - февраль 1655 г. // Временник Общества истории и древностей российских. — М.: Университетская типография, 1854. — Т. 18. — p. 8.
  5. ^ Wlodzimierz Onacewicz (1985). Empires by Conquest: Ninth century-1905. Hero Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-915979-04-2. Retrieved 19 April 2011.