Cossack raid on Istanbul (1629)

Cossack raid on Istanbul (1629)
Part of the Cossack raids and Cossack naval campaigns
Date1629
Location
Result Cossack victory
Belligerents
Zaporozhian Cossacks Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Ivan Sirko
Murad IV
Kskenash Pasha
Strength
4,000
300 boats
40 galleys
Casualties and losses
7 boats captured

Heavy

  • Significant damage to Ottoman fleet
  • 2 galleys captured

The Cossack raid on Istanbul (Ukrainian: Козацький рейд на Стамбул, Turkish: İstanbul'a Kazak baskını; 1629) was led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Ivan Sirko against the capital of Ottoman Empire and surrounding areas.