Battle of Lyubar

The Battle of Lyubar or battle of Lubar took place on 14–27 September 1660 near Lyubar, during the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667), between the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (allied with the Tatars) and Tsardom of Russia (allied with the Cossacks). It was the first battle of the 1660 campaign in the south. It ended with a Polish victory. The Russian army retreated and was subsequently destroyed during the battle of Chudniv.

Battle of Lyubar
Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
Date14–27 September 1660
Location
Liubar, Ukraine
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate		 Cossack Hetmanate
Russian Tsardom
Commanders and leaders
Stanisław Potocki
Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski		 Vasily Sheremetev
Tymofiej Cieciura
Strength
27,000 18,000
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