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| Battle of Horodok | |||||||
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| Part ofRusso-Polish War (1654–1667) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Russian Tsardom Zaporozhian Cossacks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki | Vasily Sheremetev Bohdan Khmelnytsky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 killed, 200 captured | Unknown | ||||||
Thebattle of Gródek Jagielloński orbattle of Horodok took place during theRusso-Polish War (1654–67) on 29 September 1655.Russian andUkrainian Cossack forces underVasily Borisovich Sheremetev andBohdan Khmelnytsky engaged a Polish–Lithuanian army underStanisław "Rewera" Potocki nearGródek Jagielloński, which at that time was part ofPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth'sRuthenian Voivodeship (nowHorodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). Polish forces were defeated and forced to retreat, losing their supplies to the Russians. The Russians advanced, besiegingLwow, and Potocki with the remains of his army was soon forced to surrender to theinvading Swedes.
In August 1655, Russian-Cossack forces moved intoRed Ruthenia, which at that time was one of few provinces of the Commonwealth still controlled by Polish forces, as in July of that year, Poland–Lithuania had been invaded by theSwedish Empire. Russian-Cossack forces were faced by a numerically inferior Polish Crown army commanded byHetmanStanislaw "Rewera" Potocki. The Poles were supported by lightCrimean Tatar cavalry, but their forces were inadequate to stop the Russians, and were steadily pushed westwards by the invaders. NearGrodek Jagiellonski Russian cavalry forced their opponent to fight among swamps and ponds.
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 asJaworow.
After the victory, Russians and Cossacks besiegedLwow: to save itself, the city paid an enormous sum of money. The invaders then headed toLublin, reaching as far west as theVistula nearPulawy andKazimierz Dolny. To save his army from complete annihilation, Potocki surrendered to King of SwedenCharles X Gustav, on October 28, 1655.
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