Kaniv Regiment | |
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Канівський полк | |
Active | 1648–1678 |
Country | Cossack Hetmanate |
Type | Cossack regiment |
Size | 16 sotnias, 3167 Cossacks (1649) |
Garrison/HQ | Kaniv, Right-bank Ukraine |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Semen Paliy, Petro Doroshenko |
The Kaniv Regiment (Ukrainian: Канівський полк) was a regiment of the Registered Cossacks (1625–1638) and later also an administrative subdivision of the Cossack Hetmanate (1648–1678, 1702–1712). It was centred around the town of Kaniv in central Ukraine, on the banks of the Dnieper river.