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Battle of Werki

Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)

Trinitary Monastery in Vilnius, Lithuania

Date	24 September - 11 October 1658
Location	Verkiai near Vilnius 54°44′54″N 25°17′30″E / 54.74833°N 25.29167°E / 54.74833; 25.29167
Result	Russian victory

Belligerents

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Russian Tsardom

Commanders and leaders

Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski (POW)

Yury Dolgorukov

Strength

4,500

8,500

Casualties and losses

500 dead
77 captured

Unknown

v t e Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667
Invasion Smolensk (1654) Shepeleviche (1654) Nowa Woda (1654) Shklow (1654) Okhmativ (1655) Bracław (1655) Mogilev (1655) Vilnius (1655) Horodok (1655) Ozerna (1655) Brest (1655) Verkiai (1658) Kyiv (1658) Varva (1659) Myadel (1659) Stary Bykhaw (1659) Konotop (1659) Mohyliv–Podilskyi (1660) Lyakhavichy (1660) Barysaw (1660) Polonka (1660) Mogilev (1660) Lyubar (1660) Slobodyshche (1660) Basya (1660) Chudnov (1660) Mogilev (1661) Druya (1661) Kushliki (1661) Vilnius (1661) Kaniv (1662) Left-bank Roslavl Hlukhiv (1664) Pyrohivka (1664) Drokov Vitebsk (1664) Shklow (1664) Right-Bank Stavishchе 1664 Ilūkste (1665) Daugavpils (1666)

Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667

Invasion
- Smolensk (1654)
- Shepeleviche (1654)
- Nowa Woda (1654)
- Shklow (1654)
- Okhmativ (1655)
- Bracław (1655)
- Mogilev (1655)
- Vilnius (1655)
- Horodok (1655)
- Ozerna (1655)
- Brest (1655)
Verkiai (1658)
Kyiv (1658)
Varva (1659)
Myadel (1659)
Stary Bykhaw (1659)
Konotop (1659)
Mohyliv–Podilskyi (1660)
Lyakhavichy (1660)
Barysaw (1660)
Polonka (1660)
Mogilev (1660)
Lyubar (1660)
Slobodyshche (1660)
Basya (1660)
Chudnov (1660)
Mogilev (1661)
Druya (1661)
Kushliki (1661)
Vilnius (1661)
Kaniv (1662)
Left-bank
- Roslavl
- Hlukhiv (1664)
- Pyrohivka (1664)
- Drokov
Vitebsk (1664)
Shklow (1664)
Right-Bank
- Stavishchе 1664
Ilūkste (1665)
Daugavpils (1666)

Battle of Verkiai fought in autumn of 1658 between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia marked the resumption of hostilities in the Russo-Polish War (1654–67); it ended with Russian victory.

Russians, close to signing a peace treaty with Sweden (truce of Valiersari ending the Russo–Swedish War (1656–58)) decided to resume the war with Poland in order to gain control over the disputed Ruthenian territories. After the inconclusive negotiations with the Poles in Vilnius, army of prince Yury Dolgorukov attacked the Polish units guarding the Polish delegations near Verkiai. Polish troops were taken by surprise and were defeated, Russians took many prisoners, including the Polish leader, hetman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski; Gosiewski would remain a hostage for four years. Another Polish commander, hetman Paweł Jan Sapieha, would be later blamed for not coming to the aid of Gosiewski due to personal friction between them.

References

^ Бабулин И. Б. Важнейшие победы России в русско-польской войне 1654-1667 гг.: ответ рецензенту (Папакін А. Реванш російської історіографії: Канів, 1662 р.) // История военного дела: исследования и источники. — 2017. — Т. IX. — С. 389. (30.12.2017)

Łukasz Ossoliński, "Kampania na Ukrainie 1660 roku"; doctoral thesis (University of Warsaw), 1995, available here

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