Battle of Połonka
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| Battle of Połonka | |||||||
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| Part of the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth | Muscovy | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Stefan Czarniecki Jan Paweł Sapieha |
Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Approximately 15,000 troops | Approximately 20,000 troops | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 1-2,000 | 2-3,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Połonka took place near Polonka during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on June 28, 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian and Russian forces.
Polish-Lithuanian forces under Stefan Czarniecki and Jan Pawel Sapieha forced a Russian retreat through a carefully planned hussar ambush and several tactically effective flanking maneuvers.
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