Battle of Horodok (1655)
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| Battle of Horodok | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–67) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Russian Tsardom Zaporozhian Cossacks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki |
Vasily Sheremetev Bohdan Khmelnytsky | ||||||
The battle of Gródek Jagielloński or battle of Horodok took place during the
In August 1655, Russian-Cossack forces moved into
First Russian charge was repulsed, and Polish cavalry followed the retreating enemy, getting between two columns of Cossack infantry. Hetman Potocki ordered a retreat, which turned into panic. Potocki managed to regain the control of his army, but Russian-Cossack forces were too numerous, and despite desperate resistance, they managed to capture Polish camp, chasing retreating Poles as far as Jaworow.
After the victory, Russians and Cossacks besieged
References
- Karol Marcinkowski, Cień złotego cielca nad walczącą Rzeczpospolitą 1655 r'.', Nakładem i drukiem "Straży,", 1957, Google Print, p.51
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