Battle

Battle of Zhovti Vody

29 Apr 1648 – 16 May 1648 · 48.63° N, 33.73° E

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When
29 Apr 1648 – 16 May 1648
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
48.63° N, 33.73° E
Description
1648 battle during the Khmelnytsky Uprising

Battle of Zhovti Vody

Battle fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising

The Battle of Zhovti Vody or Yellow Waters was the first significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day city of Zhovti Vody on the Zhovta River in Ukraine, the forces of the Zaporozhian Host and Crimean Khanate under the command of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Colonels Mykhailo Krychevsky, Maksym Kryvonis, and Fylon Dzhalaliy with Tugay Bey attacked and defeated the Polish–Lithuanian C…

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