Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Ivan Sirko

Ukrainian cossack, 1610 to 1680

Ivan Sirko is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1620 and 1670: 11 battles, 1 siege and 2 campaigns across 5 present-day countries, most in Ukraine (9), Turkey (2), Bulgaria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,686 km apart end to end, 437 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Khmelnytsky Uprising (6), Russo-Polish War (2), Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions (1).

Cossack raid on Istanbul (1620)Raid on VarnaCossack raid on IstanbulBattle of PyliavtsiBattle of ZhvanetsSovereign's Campaign of 16541663 raid on the Perekop fortressCrimean CampaignSiege of OchakovBattle of KhotynBattle of Zhovti VodyBattle of KorsuńBattle of ZborivBattle of BatihBattle of KhotynBattle of Zhovti VodyBattle of KorsuńBattle of ZborivBattle of BatihBerlinKyivViennaAnkaraNaplesBucharestWarsawBudapestPragueMinsk1000 km47.270N, 29.567E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1620: 2 engagements1621: 1 engagements1629: 1 engagements1648: 3 engagements3 in 16481649: 1 engagements1652: 1 engagements1653: 1 engagements1654: 1 engagements1663: 1 engagements1667: 1 engagements1670: 1 engagements16201670
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Cossack raid on Istanbul (1620), 1620Raid on Varna, 1620Battle of Khotyn, 1621Cossack raid on Istanbul, 1629Battle of Zhovti Vody, 1648Battle of Korsuń, 1648Battle of Pyliavtsi, 1648Battle of Zboriv, 1649Battle of Batih, 1652Battle of Zhvanets, 1653Sovereign's Campaign of 1654, 16541663 raid on the Perekop fortress, 1663Crimean Campaign, 1667Siege of Ochakov, 167016201670
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1620Cossack raid on Istanbul (1620)Constantinople, TurkeyCossack victory
1620Raid on VarnaVarna, Bulgaria260 km NCossack victory
1621Battle of KhotynKhotyn, Ukraine599 km NPolish-Lithuanian victory
1629Cossack raid on IstanbulConstantinople, Turkey856 km SCossack victory
29 April 1648Battle of Zhovti VodyPiatykhatky Raion, Ukraine925 km NCossack–Tatar victory
26 May 1648Battle of KorsuńKorsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine207 km NWCossack–Tatar victory
13 September 1648Battle of PyliavtsiPyliava, Ukraine268 km WCossack–Tatar victory
1649Battle of ZborivZboriv, Ukraine168 km WSee Aftermath; Treaty of Zboriv
1 June 1652Battle of BatihChetvertinivka, Ukraine326 km ECossack–Tatar victory
September 1653Battle of ZhvanetsZhvanets, Ukraine206 km WSee Aftermath
1654Sovereign's Campaign of 1654Belarus564 km NRussian–led victory
16631663 raid on the Perekop fortressPerekop, Russia913 km SECossack-Russian-Kalmyk victory
1667Crimean CampaignCrimea, Ukraine131 km SCossack victory
1670Siege of OchakovOchakiv, Ukraine262 km NWCossack victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.