Battle of Berestechko
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The Battle of Berestechko was a major 1651 clash in the Khmelnytsky Uprising, where the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth decisively defeated the Cossack–Tatar forces in one of the largest land battles of 17th-century Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Berestechko canonical | 4 |
| Berestechko battle | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cossack uprisings in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
Polish–Cossack conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Cossack wars
|
| belligerent |
Crimean Khanate
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Zaporozhian Cossacks ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInConflict | one of the major mid-war engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising ⓘ |
| commander |
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
ⓘ
John II Casimir Vasa ⓘ İslâm III Giray ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
ⓘ
surface form:
Khmelnytsky Uprising
|
| conflictSide |
Cossack-Tatar alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Cossack–Tatar coalition
Royalist forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 1651 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest land battles of 17th-century Europe ⓘ |
| endDate | 1651-06-30 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Bila Tserkva (1651)
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Bila Tserkva
|
| hasAftermath | weakening of Cossack position against the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Battle of Berestechko
ⓘ
surface form:
Berestechko battle
Bitwa pod Beresteczkiem ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCommander |
Ivan Bohun
ⓘ
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Lithuanian–Polish forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Lithuanian forces
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army ⓘ
surface form:
Polish crown army
Tatar cavalry ⓘ registered Cossacks ⓘ |
| hasStrategicEffect | temporary restoration of Commonwealth control over parts of Ukraine ⓘ |
| hasType | land battle ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ruthenia ⓘ |
| location |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
Volhynia ⓘ near Berestechko ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern European steppe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on the course of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
ⓘ
scale of forces involved ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Cossack–Tatar forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
ⓘ
surface form:
Khmelnytsky Uprising
|
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Khmelnytsky Uprising ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Ukraine ⓘ |
| result | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1651-06-28 ⓘ |
| year | 1651 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Berestechko battle