Battle of Korsun (1648)

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The Battle of Korsun (1648) was a major early victory of Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Cossack-Tatar forces over the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, significantly boosting the momentum of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

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Battle of Korsun (1648) canonical 3
Battle of Korsuń (1648) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Korsuń
belligerent Cossack Hetmanate forces
Crimean Khanate forces
Polish Crown Army
surface form: Polish Crown army
campaign spring 1648 campaign of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
causeOf expansion of the uprising across the Commonwealth’s Ukrainian lands
weakening of Polish authority in Ukraine
conflictIn Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
surface form: Khmelnytsky Uprising
date 1648-05-26
effect capture of Polish commanders Mikołaj Potocki and Marcin Kalinowski
collapse of Polish field forces in Ukraine
encouraged further Cossack and peasant revolt
followed Battle of Zhovti Vody
hasCommander Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Marcin Kalinowski
Mikołaj Potocki
Tugay Bey
hasParticipant Crimean Tatars
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Zaporozhian Cossacks
historicalPeriod mid-17th century
locatedInPresentDay Ukraine
location Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi
surface form: Korsun region

Right-bank Ukraine
near Korsun
opponent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate forces
partOf Polish–Cossack conflicts
surface form: Cossack–Polish wars

Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
surface form: Khmelnytsky Uprising
preceded Battle of Pyliavtsi
relatedTo Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Crimean Khanate
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
result Cossack–Tatar victory
decisive defeat of Polish–Lithuanian forces
significance boosted momentum of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
early major victory for Bohdan Khmelnytsky
tacticsUsed ambush
coordinated Cossack–Tatar cavalry attacks
entrenchments and field fortifications
year 1648

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Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657) battle Battle of Korsun (1648)
Mikołaj Potocki participatedIn Battle of Korsun (1648)
this entity surface form: Battle of Korsuń (1648)
Battle of Zhovti Vody followedBy Battle of Korsun (1648)
Battle of Pyliavtsi relatedEvent Battle of Korsun (1648)