Hlukhiv Regiment Explained

Unit Name:Hlukhiv Regiment
Глухівський полк
Dates:1663 - 1665
Country:Cossack Hetmanate
Allegiance:Ivan Briukhovetsky
Type:Cossack Regiment
Size:6 sotnias
Garrison:Hlukhiv, Ukraine
Battles:Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)

The Hlukhiv Regiment (Ukrainian: Глухівський полк|translit=Hlukhivskyi polk) was one the territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate. The regiment's capital was the city of Hlukhiv, now in Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine.

The Hlukhiv Regiment was founded in 1663 by hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky. It was formed from sotnias of Nizhyn Regiment located on different bank of Seym river.[1]

After its abolition in 1665, all of the sotnias went back to Nizhyn Regiment.

Structure

The regiment comprised 6 sotnias:

Commanders

All commanders were Colonels.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Struk, Danylo . Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Volume III: L-Pf . August 31, 1993 . University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division . 2nd Revised . 0802039936 . en.