What the records say
- When
- 1 Nov 1708 – 2 Nov 1708
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.33° N, 32.87° E
- Description
- 1708 raid during the Russian-Swedish war
Sack of Baturyn
1708 raid during the Russian-Swedish war
The sack of Baturyn, or the Baturyn tragedy was the 1708 seizure of the city of Baturyn and its Fortress during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), by Russian troops under the command of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov. They captured and destroyed Baturyn on 2 November 1708 O.S.. The fortress of Baturyn was the capital of the Cossack Hetmanate at the time of Ivan Mazepa.
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