Battle of Martynów
The Battle of Martynów of 20 June 1624 refers to the engagement between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski and the horde of Crimean Tatars under Khan Temir. Koniecpolski dealt a crushing defeat to Khan Temir's forces near Novyi Martyniv (Мартинів). The victory at Martyniów was the biggest Polish victory over the Tatar raiders in a century.
| Battle of Martynów | |||||||
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| Part of Tatar raids on the Commonwealth | |||||||
"Towarzysz pancerny" - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cavalrymen. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Crimean Tatars | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stanisław Koniecpolski | Khan Temir | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | less than 15,000 | ||||||
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