Battle of Loyew (1651)

Battle of Loyew
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising
DateJuly 6, 1651
LocationLoyew, Belarus
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth  Zaporozhian Cossacks
Commanders and leaders
Janusz Radziwiłł Martyn Nebaba
Strength
4,000 15,000

Battle of Loyew (Belarusian: Лоеў, Polish: Łojów, Ukrainian: Лоєв), (July 6, 1651) was a battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Radziwiłł defeated the Cossack forces under the command of Martyn Nebaba.

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