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The '''siege of Suceava''' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Asediul Sucevei,'' [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: ''Облога Сучави,'' [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Oblężenie Suczawy;'' 22 July – 9 October, 1653) was fought between the [[Principality|Principalities]] of [[Moldavia]], [[Wallachia]], [[Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)|Transylvania]] and [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] against the [[Moldavia|Principality of Moldavia]] and [[Cossack Hetmanate]] as a part of the [[Khmelnytsky Uprising]]. Near the site of the present-day city of [[Suceava]] in [[Romania]], a forces of [[Moldavia]], [[Wallachia]], [[Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)|Transylvania]] and [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under the command of [[Prince]]s [[Gheorghe Ștefan]], [[Matei Basarab]] and [[John Kemény (prince)|John Kemény]], [[Colonel]]s Henryk Dehoff, Jan Kodracki and Sebastian Machowski defeated and held besieged the positions of the [[Moldavia]]ns and [[Zaporozhian Cossacks]] under the command of [[Voivode]] [[Vasile Lupu]], [[Ataman|Otaman]] [[Tymofiy Khmelnytsky]], who was killed in the battle and Mykola Fedorovych in the [[Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava|Suceava Castle]]. |
The '''siege of Suceava''' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Asediul Sucevei,'' [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: ''Облога Сучави,'' [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Oblężenie Suczawy;'' 22 July – 9 October, 1653) was a fought between the [[Principality|Principalities]] of [[Moldavia]], [[Wallachia]], [[Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)|Transylvania]] and [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] against the [[Moldavia|Principality of Moldavia]] and [[Cossack Hetmanate]] as a part of the [[Khmelnytsky Uprising]]. Near the site of the present-day city of [[Suceava]] in [[Romania]], a forces of [[Moldavia]], [[Wallachia]], [[Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)|Transylvania]] and [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under the command of [[Prince]]s [[Gheorghe Ștefan]], [[Matei Basarab]] and [[John Kemény (prince)|John Kemény]], [[Colonel]]s Henryk Dehoff, Jan Kodracki and Sebastian Machowski defeated and held besieged the positions of the [[Moldavia]]ns and [[Zaporozhian Cossacks]] under the command of [[Voivode]] [[Vasile Lupu]], [[Ataman|Otaman]] [[Tymofiy Khmelnytsky]], who was killed in the battle and Mykola Fedorovych in the [[Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava|Suceava Castle]]. |
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Revision as of 11:27, 13 January 2024
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Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
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2,300 killed and wounded[2] | 2,000 killed and wounded[2] |
The siege of Suceava (Romanian: Asediul Sucevei, Ukrainian: Облога Сучави, Polish: Oblężenie Suczawy; 22 July – 9 October, 1653) was a fought between the Principalities of Moldavia, Wallachia, Transylvania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Principality of Moldavia and Cossack Hetmanate as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day city of Suceava in Romania, a forces of Moldavia, Wallachia, Transylvania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under the command of Princes Gheorghe Ștefan, Matei Basarab and John Kemény, Colonels Henryk Dehoff, Jan Kodracki and Sebastian Machowski defeated and held besieged the positions of the Moldavians and Zaporozhian Cossacks under the command of Voivode Vasile Lupu, Otaman Tymofiy Khmelnytsky, who was killed in the battle and Mykola Fedorovych in the Suceava Castle.