Battle of Zhovti Vody

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The Battle of Zhovti Vody was a major 1648 victory of Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Cossack-Tatar forces over the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, marking the dramatic start of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

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Battle of Zhovti Vody canonical 4
Bitva pid Zhovtymy Vodamy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alliance Cossack-Tatar alliance
alsoKnownAs Battle of Zółte Wody
Battle of Zhovti Vody
surface form: Bitva pid Zhovtymy Vodamy
belligerent Crimean Khanate
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Zaporozhian Cossacks
cause Cossack grievances against the Polish–Lithuanian nobility
religious and social tensions in the Ukrainian lands
combatantSide Cossack-Tatar forces
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army
commander Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Mikołaj Potocki
Stefan Potocki
Tugay Bey
conflictIn Polish–Cossack conflicts
surface form: Cossack-Polish War (1648–1657)

Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
surface form: Khmelnytsky Uprising
countryAtTime Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
date 1648
endDate May 1648
followedBy Battle of Korsun (1648)
hasParticipant Polish cavalry
Zaporozhian Cossacks
surface form: Registered Cossacks

Tatar cavalry
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
historicalPeriod 17th century
location Zaporizhzhia region NERFINISHED
modern Ukraine
near Zhovti Vody
outcome capture or destruction of much of the Polish advance force
defection of some Registered Cossacks to Khmelnytsky
partOf Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
surface form: Khmelnytsky Uprising

mid-17th-century conflicts in Eastern Europe
precededBy Cossack revolt preparations by Bohdan Khmelnytsky
primaryTheater Ukrainian steppe
relatedEvent Battle of Korsun
Battle of Pyliavtsi
Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
surface form: Khmelnytsky Uprising
result Cossack-Tatar victory
defeat of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces
significance encouraged widespread Cossack and peasant rebellion in Ukraine
first major victory of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
marked the dramatic start of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
weakened Polish–Lithuanian control over Ukrainian territories
startDate April 1648

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Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657) battle Battle of Zhovti Vody
Mikołaj Potocki participatedIn Battle of Zhovti Vody
Battle of Zhovti Vody alsoKnownAs Battle of Zhovti Vody
this entity surface form: Bitva pid Zhovtymy Vodamy
Battle of Korsun (1648) followed Battle of Zhovti Vody
Battle of Pyliavtsi relatedEvent Battle of Zhovti Vody