Battle of Konotop (1659)

The Battle of Konotop or Battle of Sosnivka was fought between a coalition led by the Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks Ivan Vyhovsky and cavalry units of the Russian Tsardom under the command of Semyon Pozharsky and Semyon Lvov, supported by Cossacks of Ivan Bezpaly, on 29 June 1659, near the town of Konotop, Ukraine, during the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667). Vyhovsky's coalition defeated the Russians and their allies and forced the main Russian army to interrupt the siege of Konotop. However, the result of the battle only intensified political tensions in Ukraine and led to Vyhovsky's removal from power several months later.

Battle of Konotop
Part of the Muscovite-Ukrainian War (1658–1659)
Date29 June 1659
Location
Konotop, Ukraine
51°13′21″N 33°09′31″E
Result Vyhovsky’s Coalition victory
Belligerents

Crimean Khanate
Cossacks of Ivan Vyhovsky

 Poland–Lithuania
Russian Tsardom
Cossacks of Ivan Bezpaly
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed IV Giray
Ivan Vyhovsky
Ivan Bohun
Hryhoriy Hulyanytsky
Alexey Trubetskoy
Semyon Pozharsky 
Semyon Lvov
Ivan Bezpaly
Strength
30,000–35,000 Crimean Tatars
16,000 Cossacks
1500–3000 mercenaries
4,000 garrison troops in Konotop
28,600 Russians
6,660 Cossacks
Casualties and losses
3,000–6,000 Crimean Tatars
4,000 Cossacks

4,769 Russian troops

2,000 Cossacks
Location within Ukraine
Battle of Konotop (1659) (European Russia)
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