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Battle of Piatka or Battle of Piątek (Ukrainian: П'ятка, Polish: Piątka, Piątek), (February 2, 1593) took place during the Kosiński Uprising. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Ostrogski defeated the Cossacks forces under the command of Krzysztof Kosiński.
Battle of Piatka | |||||||
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Part of Kosiński Uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | insurgent Cossacks | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Janusz Ostrogski, Aleksander Wiśniowiecki | Krzysztof Kosiński | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Pospolite ruszenie of the voivodships: Kiev, Bratslav, Volhynian, private troops of Prince Janusz Ostrogski |
5,000 Cossacks, 26 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Very light |
to 3,000 killed, 26 cannons |
References
edit- Leszek Podhorodecki: Sicz zaporoska. Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1978.
- Władysław A. Serczyk: Na dalekiej Ukrainie: Dzieje Kozaczyzny do 1648 roku. Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1984. ISBN 83-08-01214-0.