What the records say
- When
- 26 Jul 1662
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.75° N, 31.47° E
- Description
- battle in Kaniv
Placed at the town its title names, Kaniv.
Battle of Kaniv (1662)
Battle
Battle of Kaniv, was a battle during the summer campaign in the left-bank of Ukraine of Yuri Khmelnitsky, between the Cossack-Polish troops and the Russian-Cossack army led by Yakym Somko and Grigory Romodanovsky. The battle ended with a crushing defeat for Yuri Khmelnitsky and the hetman's retreat to right-bank Ukraine.
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