Conflict: | Battle of Kumeyky |
Partof: | the Pavlyuk Uprising |
Date: | December 16, 1637 |
Place: | Kumeiky in modern Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine |
Result: | Polish victory |
Combatant1: | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Combatant2: | Zaporozhian Cossacks |
Commander1: | Mikołaj Potocki |
Commander2: | Pavlo Pavliuk |
Strength1: | 2,800 Cavarly 1,200 Dragons 6 artillery pieces |
Strength2: | 21,000 men 8 artillery pieces |
Casualties1: | 150 killed 350 wounded |
Casualties2: | 6,000 killed |
The Battle of Kumeyky was fought during the Pavlyuk Uprising between the Polish crown forces and insurgent Cossacks on December 16, 1637. The Polish crown army under the command of Mikołaj Potocki defeated Cossacks commanded by Pavlo Pavliuk.