Battle of Livny
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| Battle of Livny | |||||||
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| Part of Prince Władysław's March on Moscow | |||||||
 Ukrainian Hetman Sahaidachny | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Zaporozhian Cossacks |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Petro Sahaidachny |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Entire garrison killed[1] | ||||||
| Nearly all Russian civilians killed or captured[2] | |||||||
Battle of Livny (7 July 1618) was the capture of the Russian fortress by the Cossacks of Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny at the beginning of the campaign against Moscow. The Cossacks destroyed a powerful garrison.[3][1][4]
Hetman Petro Sahaidachny likely set out from Zaporozhian Sich in June 1618, leading about 20,000 Zaporozhians. Earlier, some Cossack regiments, under the guise of preparing for an expedition, entered the Kiev Voivodeship and severely plundered its inhabitants. Only the threat of using the crown's troops against them made the unruly Cossacks stop the rapes.[3]