Battle of Okhmativ (1655)

Battle of Okhmativ
Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–67) (Tsar Alexei's campaign of 1654–1655) and Khmelnytsky Uprising

A memorial sign at the site of the battle
DateJanuary 19 – January 22, 1655 (O.S)
January 29 – February 1, 1655 (N.S.)
Location
Result See § Aftermath
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate
Cossack Hetmanate
Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Stefan Czarniecki
Stanisław Potocki
Stanisław Lanckoroński
Mehmed IV Giray
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Ivan Bohun
Vasily Sheremetev
Vasiliy Buturlin
Strength
20,000–53,000 34,000–60,000
30 guns
Casualties and losses
15,000 killed 6,000 killed
9,000 killed

The Battle of Okhmativ or battle of Ochmatów (Polish: Bitwa pod Ochmatowem, Russian: Битва под Ахматовом, Ukrainian: Охматівська битва) took place around 19 January - 22 January 1655 (29 January - 1 February, N.S) during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67) between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Crimean Khanate on the one hand and of the Russian Tsardom and the Cossacks on the other.