battle, early modern
Battle of Loyew
Battle of Loyew was a battle fought in 1649 at Loyew, in what is now Belarus. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Loyew. It was part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, which ran from 1648 to 1657. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 17,000 against 6,000–10,000.
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Where it sits in the Khmelnytsky Uprising
Record
| Date | 1649 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Loyew, Belarus 51.933N, 30.801E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 17,000 | 6,000–10,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 3,000 killed and wounded | 200–300 killed and wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Listven 1024, 51 km E
- Siege of Chernihiv 1534, 59 km SE
- Battle of Czarnobyl 1920, 84 km SW
- Battle of Kruty 1918, 133 km SE
- Battle of Dohorynka 1921, 144 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Zbarazh 10 July 1649
- After: Battle of Krasne 1651
- All 23 engagements of Khmelnytsky Uprising
Elsewhere in 1649
- Battle of Guararapes Brazil
- Siege of Drogheda Ireland
- Battle of Focchies Turkey
- Battle of Rathmines Ireland
- Sack of Wexford Ireland
Battle of Loyew is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Belarus.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2660862, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Loyew (1649), revision 1370785801, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.