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Battle of Podhajce

Battle of Podhajce was a battle fought in 1698 at Pidhaitsi, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Polish–Ottoman War of 1683–99, which ran from 1683 to 1699. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory.

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General course of the Battle of Podhajce on September 8. Created in Inkscape, base terrain from OpenStreetMap. Map inspired by the book and the map included in it - Janusz Wojtasik - Podhajce 1698.
General course of the Battle of Podhajce on September 8. Created in Inkscape, base terrain from OpenStreetMap. Map inspired by the book and the map included in it - Janusz Wojtasik - Podhajce 1698.. Kontekstowy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1698
WherePidhaitsi, Ukraine49.270N, 25.140E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstOttoman Empire; Crimean Khanate; Budjak Horde
Casualties and lossesUncertain; about 100–650; 960 (Parthenay)andUncertain; about 200–3,000; 6,000 (Jonsac)
Part ofPolish–Ottoman War of 1683–991683 to 1699

Where it sits in the Polish–Ottoman War of 1683–99

Battle of Párkány, 1683Battle of Zynkowem, 1683Battle of Chițcani (1683), 1683Battle of the Rock, 1684Battle of Jazłowiec, 1684Battle of Boiany, 1685Battle of Nowosiółką, 1688Battle of Pererîta, 1691Battle of Hodów, 1694Battle of Lwów (1695), 1695Battle of Podhajce, 1698Battle of Martynów, 169916831699Battle of Podhajce, 1698
13 placed engagements of the Polish–Ottoman War of 1683–99 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1698 (year precision)
to 9 September 1698
PlacePidhaitsi, Ukraine
49.270N, 25.140E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength6,000 (Polish sources); 5,000 cavalry; 1,000 infantry; 16 light cannons11,000–14,000 (Polish sources); Crimean Tatars; 3,000 Budjak Tatars; several hundred Sekbans
Casualties and lossesUncertain; about 100–650; 960 (Parthenay)Uncertain; about 200–3,000; 6,000 (Jonsac)
Commanders
  • Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
  • Qaplan I Giray
  • Ğazı III Giray
Battle of PodhajceBattle of PodhajceBattle of PodhajceBattle of DytiatynBattle of HodówBattle of TrembowlaBattle of MartynówBattle of DytiatynBattle of HodówLvivChernivtsiIvano-FrankivskKhmelnytskyyDrohobychKamyanets-Podilskyy100 km49.270N, 25.140E
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Battle of Podhajce 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 Q2633088, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Podhajce (1698), revision 1370489591, 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.