Battle of Yelets

Battle of Yelets
Part of Prince Władysław's March on Moscow
Date17–20 July, 1618
Location
Yelets (now - Lipetsk Oblast, Russia)
Result Cossack victory
Belligerents
Zaporozhian Cossacks Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Petro Sahaidachny
  • Andrey Polyev †
  • Ivan Khrushchev †
Strength
20,000 Cossacks 7,000
(1,800 was city garrison)
Casualties and losses
Significant 1,100 dead and captured
640 civilian prisoners of war

The Battle of Yelets was the capture of the Moscow fortress by the Cossacks of Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny at the beginning of the campaign against Moscow. Took place on 17-20 July 1618. The Cossacks destroyed a powerful garrison that could have threatened the rear of the army and took a large ransom from the townspeople.

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