Siege of Gomel
| Siege of Gomel | |||||||
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| Part of the Zolotarenko's Belarusian campaign; Khmelnytsky Uprising, Tsar Alexei's campaign; Polish–Russian War (1654–1667) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cossack Hetmanate | Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ivan Zolotarenko Stepan Pobodailo † | Stanisław Kazimierz Bobrownicki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Entire garrison surrendered | ||||||
The Siege of Gomel was conducted by the Zaporozhian Cossacks of Ivan Zolotarenko against the Polish–Lithuanian garrison of Stanisław Kazimierz Bobrownicki, which took place from June to 13 August 1654. The siege was part of the broader Belarusian campaign led by Hetman Ivan Zolotarenko.