Skirmish at Mhlyn
| Skirmish at Mhlyn | |||||||
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| Part of the Polish-Russian War (1654–1667) and The Ruin (Ukrainian history) | |||||||
Muscovite cannons of the 17th century. From the collection of the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cossack Hetmanate | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ivan Nechay | Andrey Dashkov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 4,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light |
Heavy 5 cannons captured | ||||||
The Skirmish at Mhlyn took place in September of 1658 between the Cossacks of Ivan Nechay that supported the policy of Vyhovsky and the Russian unit of Andrey Dashkov that was advancing to the Lithuanian territory.