Danylo Nechai

Danylo Nechay
Nechai as depicted on an obelisk
Native name
Данило Нечай
Born(1612-11-01)1 November 1612
Bar, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Ukraine)
Died20 February 1651(1651-02-20) (aged 38)
Krasne [uk], Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Ukraine)
Buried
48°55′52″N 28°26′28″E / 48.93111°N 28.44111°E / 48.93111; 28.44111
AllegianceCossack Hetmanate
Battles/warsKhmelnytsky Uprising
Battle of Krasne

Danylo[a] Nechai[b] (Ukrainian: Дани́ло Неча́й[c]; Polish: Danylo Nieczaj or Neczaj; 1 November 1612 – 20 February 1651) was a Ukrainian Cossack military commander and activist, a leader during the Cossack-Polish War, Colonel of Bratslav in Podolia from 1648 to 1651 and the brother of Nechai Ivan. He is known as a leader in the fight for Ukrainian independence.

The Nieczaj family coat of arms, version of Pobóg Polish coat of arms


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