Battle of Kushliki
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Battle of Kushliki | |||||||
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Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–67) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Russian Tsardom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John II Casimir Kazimierz Żeromski |
Ivan Khovansky Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
24,000 | 12,000[1] |
The Battle of Kushliki or battle of Kuszliki on 4 November 1661 between a
Russo-Polish War (1654–67)
.
A Lithuanian force of about 14,000 under
John II Casimir of Poland and regimentarz Stefan Czarniecki
arrived, and on 4 November surprised the Russian forces by assaulting their camp. The Russian army was defeated, and the Poles captured all of their artillery.
References
- ^ Бабулин И. Б. Генерал из Шотландии//Армия и битвы, 2004, №3