Battle of Livny | |||||||
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Part of Prince Władysław's March on Moscow | |||||||
![]() Ukrainian Hetman Sahaidachny | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
20,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | Entire garrison killed[1] | ||||||
Nearly all Russian civilians killed or captured[2] |
Battle of Livny (7 July 1618) was the capture of the Russian fortress by the Cossacks of Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny at the beginning of the campaign against Moscow. The Cossacks destroyed a powerful garrison.[3][1][4]
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