Battle of Polonka

Battle of Polonka
Part of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)

Attack of the Hussars, by Aleksander Orłowski
Date29 June 1660
Location
Polonka, in modern Belarus
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth link Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stefan Czarniecki
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Paweł Jan Sapieha
link Ivan Khovansky (WIA)
Strength
9,000 Lithuanians
4,000 Poles
2 cannons[1]: 186 
8,000–9,000 troops[2]
Casualties and losses
300 killed[3][4]
unknown number of wounded
3,500 killed and wounded[2]
700 captured[2]

The Battle of Polonka (Połonka, Palonka) took place near Polonka (Połonka in Polish, Palonka in Belarusian, in modern Belarus) during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on 29 June 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian and Russian forces. Polish-Lithuanian army under Stefan Czarniecki and Paweł Jan Sapieha forced a Russian retreat through a carefully planned Polish hussar ambush and several tactically effective flanking maneuvers.[1]: 186  The Russian defeat also meant they had to abandon the Siege of Lyakhavichy (Lachowicze).

  1. ^ a b Frost, R.I., 2000, The Northern Wars, 1558-1721, Harlow: Pearspn Education Limited, ISBN 9780582064294
  2. ^ a b c Курбатов О. А. «Литовский поход 7168 г.» кн. И. А. Хованского и битва при Полонке 18 июня 1660 г.//Славяноведение. 2003. № 4. С. 25 – 40.
  3. ^ Krzysztof Kossarzecki, Kampania roku 1660 na Litwie, Zabrze 2005, Inforteditions, p. 234, ISBN 83-89943-01-8
  4. ^ Marcin Gawęda, Połonka-Basia 1660, Warszawa 2005, Bellona, p. 243, ISBN 83-11-10211-2

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