Battle of Berestechko
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The Battle of Berestechko in Volhynia, Ukraine, most probably the greatest cavalry battle during the 17th century,part of the Chmielnicki Uprising, lasted from June 28 to June 30, 1651, between the Polish army under King Jan II Casimir and Ukrainian Cossack and peasant forces, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and their Crimean Tatar allies. The Polish army had around 57,000 troops, the Ukrainians around 100,000 plus 25,000 Crimean Tatar cavalry. Both sides had about 40,000 cavalry each. The battle was won by the Poles after the Crimean Tatars, dispirited by the death of their leader Toğay bey, deserted the battlefield. As a result, Khmelnytsky was forced to sign the Treaty of Bila Tserkva with the Poles.
Polish Noble Families
Members of the szlachta families had the personal obligation to defend the country with men from their towns and villages. The Officers and their supplied men for this battle were:-
Czarniecki - Stefan, Dołęga-Ossowski - Piotr, Grzymała-Kazanowski - Adam, Janina-Rzeczycki - Mikołaj, Kalinowa-Kalinowski Marcin, Hetman Leliwa-Czapski - Franciszek, Rawicz-Przyjemski - Zygmunt,
External Links
- [link] - Alphabetical List Of Polish Battles
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