Battle of Kaffa (1616)
| Battle of Kaffa | |||||||||
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| Part of the Cossack raids and Cossack naval campaigns | |||||||||
Contemporary woodcut depicting the attack of Cossack flotilla on Kaffa | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Zaporozhian Cossacks |
Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Petro Sahaidachny | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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2,000–4,000 120–150 boats |
14,000 Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Entire garrison killed | ||||||||
Location within Ukraine | |||||||||
The Battle of Kaffa (modern Feodosia) in 1616, was a Cossack naval raid on Crimea and a subsequent battle over the city of Kaffa against the Ottoman garrison, during which Petro Sahaidachny led Zaporizhian Cossacks to victory.