Battle of Podhajce (1667)
The Battle of Podhajce (October 6–16, 1667) was fought in the town of Podhajce in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (nowadays Pidhaitsi, western Ukraine), and the area surrounding it as part of the Polish-Tartar War and the Great Turkish War. The army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under John III Sobieski, totaling around 9,000 men, defeated Tatar and Cossack forces under Petro Doroshenko and Adil Giray, which totaled around 35,000 men.
| Battle of Podhajce (1667) | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Cossack–Tatar War (1666–1671) | |||||||
Polish-Lithuanian cavalry attacking Tatar and Cossack forces | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Crimean Khanate Zaporozhian Cossacks Ottoman Empire (janissaries) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John III Sobieski |
Petro Doroshenko Adil Giray | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,000 soldiers 6,000 armed villagers 18 multiple guns | 80,000 | ||||||
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