battle, early modern
Siege of Lviv
Siege of Lviv was a battle fought in 1672 at Lviv, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lviv. It was part of the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676, which ran from 1672 to 1676. The recorded result: See #Aftermath. Recorded strength: 500 against 50,000.
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Where it sits in the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676
Record
| Date | 1672 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Lviv, Ukraine 49.842N, 24.032E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 500 | 50,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Lwów 1939, same recorded site
- Siege of Lviv 1655, same recorded site
- Battle of Lemberg 1704, 0.1 km NE
- Battle of Lwów 1920, 0.1 km NE
- Battle of Lwów 1941, 0.1 km NE
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1672
- Battle of Solebay United Kingdom
- Siege of Groningen Netherlands
- Siege of Coevorden Netherlands
- Siege of Groenlo Netherlands
- Battle of Woerden Netherlands
Siege of Lviv is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11794886, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lwów (1672), revision 1370743062, 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.