Battle of Wisniowiec explained

Conflict:Battle of Wisniowiec
Partof:the Crimean–Nogai raids into East Slavic lands
Date:April 28, 1512
Place:Near Lopushne village in Ternopil Oblast
Result:Polish-Lithuanian victory
Combatant1:Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Combatant2:Crimean Khanate
Commander1:Mikołaj Kamieniecki
Konstanty Ostrogski
Commander2:Meñli I Giray
Strength1:6,000
Strength2:30,000
Casualties1:1,000
Casualties2:5,000

The Battle of Wisniowiec (also known as the Battle of Lopuszno) took place on 28 April 1512.

The combined Polish–Lithuanian forces under Grand Crown Hetman Mikołaj Kamieniecki and Grand Lithuanian Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski defeated the raid of the Crimean Tatars. The battle was fought in Lopushne near Wisniowiec.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tatar Khanate of Crimea - All Empires . 2010-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160323101012/http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=The_Crimean_Khanate . 2016-03-23 . dead .