Battle of Ładyżyn

Battle of Ladyzhyn
Part of Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)
Cossack Tabor
Date 18 July 1672 Location Ladyzhyn, Ukraine Result Indecisive, both sides claimed victory
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Zaporozhian Cossacks	Zaporozhian Cossacks Crimean Khanate Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mykhailo Khanenko Karol Łużecki	Petro Doroshenko Safa Giray
Strength
6,500	9,000

The Battle of Ladyzhyn or Battle of Ładyżyn (Polish: Bitwa pod Ładyżynem) took place on July 18, 1672, during the Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76). It involved a 9,000 strong army, which consisted of Crimean Tatars and a unit of Zaporozhian Cossacks loyal to Petro Doroshenko against a pro-Polish regiment of the Cossack Hetman Mykhailo Khanenko. The forces met near Ladyzhyn, which at that time was called Ładyżyn.

Since Khanenko’s regiment numbered only 4,000 soldiers, he asked for help from the Castellan of Podlasie, Karol Luzecki, with 2,500 cavalry and dragoons. Khanenko and Luzecki joined forces on July 18, and marched towards the village of Czetwertynowka. Their army consisted of a traditional Cossack tabor in the center, Polish cavalry on both sides, and dragoons in the back. After a small skirmish, a Cossack unit loyal to Doroshenko was pushed beyond the Boh river. Polish cavalry continued the advance, but the opponent counterattacked, which resulted in heavy Polish losses.

The skirmish, due to the efforts of Khanenko and Luzecki, ended in a costly Polish-Cossack victory, as their losses were very high.

References

• Mala Encyklopedia Wojskowa, 1967, Wydanie I

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