On 16 May 1648, Bohdan Khmelnytsky's forces overwhelmed and defeated Commonwealth’s forces under the command of Stefan Potocki at the Battle of Zhovti Vody. Stefan's father, Grand Crown HetmanMikołaj Potocki, was unable to send reinforcements in time to relieve him; however, with the number of defections from the force that was sent to fight Khmelnytsky (over 5,000 registered Cossacks switched their allegiance), it is doubtful that the reinforcements could have helped defeat the combined Cossack and Tatar army of 18,000. From his fortified position beyond Chyhyryn, fifteen miles from Zhovti Vody, Mikołaj Potocki signaled a retreat on 13 May to the north. Near Cherkasy, the lone survivor from the battle at Zhovti Vody reached Potocki on 19 May with news of the disastrous defeat. Two days later, in 21 May, Potocki had only made it as far as the present-day city of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi when he decided to wait for Jeremi Wiśniowiecki's army of 6,000 Poles.
The retreat started at dawn, during which the Cossack and Tatar armies allowed Potocki's forces to pass until they reached Horokhova Dibrova, about a mile and a half from Korsun, at noon. This proved to be disastrous, as Bohdan Khmelnytsky had ordered his First Polkovnyk (Colonel) Maksym Kryvonis (aka "Crooked-nose" or Perebyinis) to prepare a trap in this "swampy valley between two precipices", including trenches and a barricaded road. The resulting chaos as the Commonwealth's forces entered an impenetrable valley allowed Khmelnytsky's forces to flank them from both sides, quickly slaughtering whole divisions. Only about 1,500 of the Commonwealth’s forces (under a Colonel Korycki) managed to escape. Both Hetmans were taken prisoner, and the rest of the army was either captured or killed.
^ abcWayback Machine. Mykhailo Miroshnychenko, “Military History. Military Strategy of Bohdan Khmelnytsky”. 2001.
^(in Ukrainian)Terletskyi, Omelian: "History of the Ukrainian Nation, Volume II: The Cossack Cause", page 76. 1924.
^Hrushevsky, M., 2002, History of Ukraine-Rus, Volume Eight, The Cossack Age, 1626-1650, Edmonton: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, ISBN1895571324
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For the battle in 1944 see Battle of Korsun Cherkasy The Battle of Korsun Ukrainian Bitva pid Korsunem Korsunska bitva Polish Bitwa pod Korsuniem Korsunska bitwa 25 26 May 1648 was the second significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising Near the site of the present day city of Korsun Shevchenkivskyi in Ukraine a forces of the Zaporozhian Host and Crimean Khanate under the command of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Colonels Mykhailo Krychevsky Ivan Bohun Maksym Kryvonis Martyn Pushkar Matviy Hladky and Mykhailo Hromyka with Tugay Bey attacked and defeated the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth s forces under the command of Hetmans Mikolaj Potocki and Marcin Kalinowski both of them was captured in the battle by the Zaporozhian Cossacks and Crimean Tatars As in the Battle of Zhovti Vody in 29 April 16 May 1648 the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth s forces took a defensive position retreated and were thoroughly routed and destroyed by the forces of the Zaporozhian Host and Crimean Khanate Battle of KorsunPart of the Khmelnytsky UprisingMeeting of Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey in Korsun Painting by Juliusz Kossak in 1885Date25 26 May 1648LocationKorsun Kyiv Voivodeship Polish Lithuanian CommonwealthResultCossack Tatar victoryBelligerentsZaporozhian Host Crimean KhanatePolish Lithuanian CommonwealthCommanders and leadersBohdan Khmelnytsky Mykhailo Krychevsky POW Ivan Bohun Maksym Kryvonis Martyn Pushkar Matviy Hladky Mykhailo Hromyka Tugay BeyMikolaj Potocki POW Marcin Kalinowski POW Strength15 000 Zaporozhian Cossacks 1 3 000 Crimean Tatars 1 20 000 21 000 Polish Lithuanian hussars cavalry and infantry 2 Casualties and lossesLight5 000 10 853 killed 2 7 000 8 647 captured 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 External linksBackground editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message On 16 May 1648 Bohdan Khmelnytsky s forces overwhelmed and defeated Commonwealth s forces under the command of Stefan Potocki at the Battle of Zhovti Vody Stefan s father Grand Crown Hetman Mikolaj Potocki was unable to send reinforcements in time to relieve him however with the number of defections from the force that was sent to fight Khmelnytsky over 5 000 registered Cossacks switched their allegiance it is doubtful that the reinforcements could have helped defeat the combined Cossack and Tatar army of 18 000 From his fortified position beyond Chyhyryn fifteen miles from Zhovti Vody Mikolaj Potocki signaled a retreat on 13 May to the north Near Cherkasy the lone survivor from the battle at Zhovti Vody reached Potocki on 19 May with news of the disastrous defeat Two days later in 21 May Potocki had only made it as far as the present day city of Korsun Shevchenkivskyi when he decided to wait for Jeremi Wisniowiecki s army of 6 000 Poles With combined forces of about 5 000 men Field Crown Hetman Marcin Kalinowski and Great Crown Hetman Mikolaj Potocki with 15 000 infantry awaited Khmelnytsky s advance parties who were soon seen crossing the Tiasmyn River Soon they were crossing the Ros River into Korsun so Potocki ordered Korsun burned and placed his army in front of his camp where he skirmished with the Crimean Tatars Then the Zaporozhian Cossacks started to dam the river at Stebliv During a council of war given the superior forces of the enemy Potocki decided to retreat along the road to Bohuslav in corral formation the next day Battle editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The retreat started at dawn during which the Cossack and Tatar armies allowed Potocki s forces to pass until they reached Horokhova Dibrova about a mile and a half from Korsun at noon This proved to be disastrous as Bohdan Khmelnytsky had ordered his First Polkovnyk Colonel Maksym Kryvonis aka Crooked nose or Perebyinis to prepare a trap in this swampy valley between two precipices including trenches and a barricaded road The resulting chaos as the Commonwealth s forces entered an impenetrable valley allowed Khmelnytsky s forces to flank them from both sides quickly slaughtering whole divisions Only about 1 500 of the Commonwealth s forces under a Colonel Korycki managed to escape Both Hetmans were taken prisoner and the rest of the army was either captured or killed Aftermath editThe Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth was left without a military commanders 3 and Bohdan Khmelnytsky continued his uprising marshaling his forces towards Bila Tserkva 4 410 References edit a b Mykhailo Hrushevsky History of Ukraine Rus a b c Wayback Machine Mykhailo Miroshnychenko Military History Military Strategy of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 2001 in Ukrainian Terletskyi Omelian History of the Ukrainian Nation Volume II The Cossack Cause page 76 1924 Hrushevsky M 2002 History of Ukraine Rus Volume Eight The Cossack Age 1626 1650 Edmonton Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press ISBN 1895571324External links edit in Ukrainian Military strategy of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 49 26 10 N 31 10 13 E 49 4361 N 31 1703 E 49 4361 31 1703 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Korsun amp oldid 1214443054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
