Poltava Regiment Explained

Unit Name:Poltava Regiment
Полтавський полк
Dates:1648–1775
Country:Cossack Hetmanate
Type:Cossack Regiment
Size:19 sotnias (1649)
Garrison:Poltava
Notable Commanders:Ivan Іvanovich Iskra
Martyn Pushkar
Prokіp Levenets

The Poltava Regiment (Ukrainian: Полтавський полк) was one of ten territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate. The regiment's capital was the city of Poltava, now in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine.

The Poltava Regiment was founded in 1648 during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Following the signing of the Treaty of Zboriv in 1649 it consisted of 19 sotnias, and had 2970 registered cossacks. In 1775, the regiment was officially abolished, and its territory was reformed into the Little Russia Governorate.

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