Battle

Battle of Sevsk

1668 · 52.15° N, 34.49° E

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When
1668
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
52.15° N, 34.49° E
Description
1668 battle in Russia
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Placed at the town its title names, Sevsk.

Battle of Sevsk

1668 battle in Russia

The Battle of Sevsk was a battle that took place on 3–5 July 1668 near the Russian city of Sevsk. A 23,000-strong Russian unit of Grigory Kurakhin lifted the siege of Hlukhiv and withdraw to the Russian territory, knowing about the invasion of a major Tatar-Cossack force, which was previously sent by Doroshenko to divert the Russian troops from Ukraine.

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