Battle of Zboriv (1649)

Not to be confused with Battle of Zboriv (1917).
Battle of Zboriv (1649)
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising

The Battle of Zboriv (1649) on the French painting by Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine in 1780
Date15–16 August 1649
Location
Zboriv, Ruthenian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Result Disputed, See result
Belligerents
Cossack Hetmanate
Crimean Khanate		 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Tymofiy Khmelnytsky
Fylon Dzhalaliy
Danylo Nechay
Martyn Nebaba
Mykhailo Hromyka
İslâm III Giray		 John II Casimir
Strength
30,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks[1]
10,000–20,000 Crimean Tatars[1]		 35,000–40,000 Polish–Lithuanian hussars, cavalry and infantry[2][page needed][failed verification]
Casualties and losses
10,000 killed[3]
10,000 wounded[4]		 6,000–7,000 killed and wounded[2]
The Battle of Zboriv (1649). Painting by Juliusz Kossak in 1897

The Battle of Zboriv (Ukrainian: Битва під Зборовом, Polish: Bitwa pod Zborowem; 15–16 August 1649) was a significant battle fought as part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, in which the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate defeated[5][6] the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Occurring near the city of Zboriv on the Strypa River in present-day Ukraine, forces of the Zaporozhian Cossacks and Crimean Tatars under the command of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky attacked and Crown's forces under the command of the Polish King John II Casimir.

The Polish King John II Casimir and the main Crown Army left Warsaw on 23 June 1649 and had made it to Toporiv in the final days of July 1649 when Mikołaj Skrzetuski informed the Polish King John II Casimir of the desperate situation at Zbarazh.[7]: 575–576  The Polish King John II Casimir made it to within a half-mile of Zboriv on 13 August 1649.[7]: 578 

  1. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Valeriy Stepankov, “Battle of Zboriv 1649, Encyclopedia of the history of Ukraine”. 2005.
  2. ^ a b Jan Białobłocki, “Klar Męstwa”. September 1649.
  3. ^ Mariusz R. Drozdowski, Wyprawa zborowska w propagandzie dworu królewskiego, s. 235
  4. ^ Mariusz R. Drozdowski, Wyprawa zborowska w propagandzie dworu królewskiego, s. 235
  5. ^ Gerasimov, Ilya (2023). A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia: From Russian to Global History, Vol. 1: 600-1700. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 234.
  6. ^ Oleinik, A. "On the Role of Historical Myths in Nation-State Building: The Case of Ukraine". Nationalities Papers. 1 (17): 9.
  7. ^ a b Hrushevsky, M., 2002, History of Ukraine-Rus, Volume Eight, The Cossack Age, 1626-1650, Edmonton: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, ISBN 1895571324