Английская Википедия:Battle of Shepeleviche
Шаблон:Infobox military conflict Шаблон:Campaignbox Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
The Battle of Shepeleviche (Szepielewicze) or Battle of Ciecierzyn on 24 August 1654 was one of the first battles of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). It ended with a Russian victory.
Battle
A small Polish–Lithuanian force of about 5,000 under Great Lithuanian Hetman Janusz Radziwiłł stopped the Russian force under knyaz Yakov Cherkassky at Shklow and camped at Hołowczyn. He learned that a Russian force under knyaz Aleksey Trubetskoy crossed Drut River near Ciecierzyn on 23 August.[1] Radziwiłl was joined by the Field Lithuanian Hetman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski with 3,000 strong forces, increasing the Polish–Lithuanian army to about 6,000[2]–8,000.[3]
Radziwiłł and Gosiewski then tried to stop a numerically superior Russian force of 15,000[2] near Shepelevichy (Szepielewicze). Trubetskoy forces also included Cherkassky's.[4] He took positions near Bialynichy (Białynicze).[1] This time the even larger Russian army managed to outflank him, with Russian infantry holding Shepelevichy and cavalry attacking from the rear. Radziwiłł ordered a retreat, on the 24 (or 25Шаблон:Citation needed) August the retreating Polish army was defeated and its artillery was captured by the Russians.[5]
Aftermath
Radziwiłł with a remainder of his forces retreated to Minsk.[3] His defeat meant that Russians faced no opposition in Lithuania, and they were able to take Polotsk, Vitebsk and Mogilev, advancing to the Berezina River.[4] Russian forces were able to advance and take Smolensk (see Siege of Smolensk (1654))[3][6] as well as Orsha which they held till 1661.[7]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
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<ref>; для сносокrusне указан текст - ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокOnacewicz1985не указан текст - ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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