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| Battle of Stavishche | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–67) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Residents of the town Zaporozhian Cossacks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stefan Czarniecki | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | The entire Cossack garrison | ||||||
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100,000 Civilians killed (First pacification) 16,000 Civilians killed (Second Pacification) | |||||||
The Battle of Stavishche (Polish: Bitwa pod Stawiszczami), also called the Siege of Stawiszcze, took place between July 7 - October 7, 1664, during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). Polish Crown forces under Stefan Czarniecki besieged the town of Stavyshche (Stawiszcze), which at that time belonged to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's Kiev Voivodeship. The residents of Stavyshche rebelled against Polish rule, and as a result, the town was destroyed in January 1665.
In mid-1664, Polish forces under Czarniecki raided Right-bank Ukraine. At the same time, the town of Stavyshche/Stawiszcze, located near Kiev rebelled against Polish rule (see Treaty of Andrusovo). Its siege began on July 7, and lasted four months, after which the defenders surrendered, due to hunger and lack of ammunition. Leaders of the rebellion were caught and killed, and the town had to pay a large fine to Polish troops. Soon afterwards, another rebellion began at Stavyshche. This time, Czarniecki ordered to murder all residents, and burn the town to the ground.