Battle of Valkininkai (1700)

The Battle of Valkininkai (Lithuanian: Valkininkų mūšis, Polish: Bitwa pod Olkienikami) took place on November 18, 1700, during the Lithuanian Civil War, between forces of the Sapieha family, led by Michał Franciszek Sapieha, and an anti-Sapieha coalition of Wiśniowiecki, Ogiński, Radziwiłł and Pac families and their supporters (including a pospolite ruszenie of Lithuanian and Samogitian szlachta), led by Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki.

This article is about the battle in 1700. For the battle in 1706, see Battle of Valkininkai (1706).
Battle of Valkininkai
Part of Lithuanian Civil War (1697–1702)

A pospolite ruszenie of szlachta. Painting by Józef Brandt.
DateNovember 18, 1700
Location
Valkininkai, Grand Duchy of Lithuania (now Valkininkai, Lithuania)
54°21′N 24°50′E
Result Victory for the anti-Sapieha coalition
Belligerents
Sapieha family and allies Anti-Sapieha coalition
Commanders and leaders
Michał Sapieha †
Jan Kazimierz Sapieha		 Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki
Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński
Michał Kazimierz Kociełł
Strength
3,000 professional and mercenary soldiers and artillery. Around 12,000 pospolite ruszenie (levée en masse).
Casualties and losses
Several thousand Several thousand

The anti-Sapieha confederates were victorious.

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