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Battle of Poti

Battle of Poti was a battle fought in 1626 at Poti, in what is now Georgia. It was part of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions, which ran from 1600 to 1700. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 60 chaykas.

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Fought1626
WherePoti, Georgia42.150N, 41.670E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstZaporozhian Cossacks
Casualties and lossesUnknownandSeveral killed and captured; 30 chaykas destroyed and captured
Part ofZaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions1600 to 1700

Where it sits in Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions

Battle of Varna, 1606Cossack raid on Sinop, 1614Cossack raid on North Anatolia, 1616Battle of Kaffa, 1616Raid on Varna, 1620Battle of Poti, 1626Cossack raid on Istanbul, 165216061652Battle of Poti, 1626
7 placed engagements of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1626 (year precision)
PlacePoti, Georgia
42.150N, 41.670E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknown60 chaykas
Casualties and lossesUnknownSeveral killed and captured; 30 chaykas destroyed and captured
Commanders
  • Mykhailo Doroshenko
Battle of PotiBattle of PotiSiege of PhasisBattle of CholokiBattle of NigoitiBattle of the CholokiSiege of PetraBattle of CholokiBattle of the CholokiSiege of PetraTrabzonSukhumiRizeArtvin100 km42.150N, 41.670E
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Battle of Poti is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135855862, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Poti (1626), revision 1370272201, 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.