Battle of Starokostiantyniv

The Battle of Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Битва під Старокостянтиновим, Polish: Bitwa pod Konstantynowem; 26–28 July 1648) was fought between the Zaporozhian Host against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day town of Starokostiantyniv in Ukraine, the forces of the Zaporozhian Cossacks under the command of Colonels Maksym Kryvonis and Ivan Hyria attacked and failed to defeat the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth’s forces under the command of Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki and Magnate Janusz Tyszkiewicz.

Battle of Starokostiantyniv
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising

The Defensive Tower in Starokostiantyniv in the present-day of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine
Date26–28 July 1648
Location
Starokostiantyniv, Podolian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory, See Aftermath
Belligerents
Zaporozhian Host Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Maksym Kryvonis
Ivan Hyria
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
Janusz Tyszkiewicz
Strength
60,000 Zaporozhian Cossacks 8,000 Polish–Lithuanian hussars, cavalry and infantry
Casualties and losses
10,000–15,000 killed and wounded 400–500 killed and wounded
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