Battles of Ladyzhyn (1674)
| Battles of Ladyzhyn | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1672–1681) and Ottoman-Cossack Conflict | |||||||||
Ladyzhyn on the map of Zygmunt Gerstmann | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Cossack Hetmanate | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Anastas Dmytriiv (POW) Vojca Serbin (AWOL) Andriy Murashko | Kara Mustafa Pasha | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 2,000 to 5,000 men |
First battle: 4,000 men Second battle: Unknown but more than the Cossacks | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Over 20,000 casualties | ||||||||
| Entire civilian population killed or taken captive | |||||||||
The battles of Ladyzhyn or defence of Ladyzhyn (Ukrainian: Ладижинська оборона) were two battles over the city of Ladyzhyn in the Right-bank Ukraine between the Ottoman troops and the Cossacks who pledged their loyalty to Ivan Samoylovych as a part of the ongoing Russo-Turkish war. The Cossacks initially defeated a 4000-strong Ottoman army near Ladyzhyn on 31 of July but on 5 of August the new Ottoman army led by grand vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha besieged Ladyzhyn and captured it.