Battle of Berestechko
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The Battle of Berestechko was fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-da
Drawing of the Battle of Berestechko, based on a relief by Jean Thibaut
Bohdan Khmelnytsky's personal banner captured at Berestechko and now kept in Stockholm's Armémuseum
18th century depiction of the battle by Franciszek Smuglewicz
Saint George's Church constructed near the site of the battle
John II Casimir Vasa
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John II Casimir Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 to his abdication in 1668 as well as a claimant to the throne of Sweden from 1648 to 1660. He was the first son of Sigismu
Battle of Berestechko
…Giray and Tugay Bey, who was killed in the battle, were defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's forces under the command of the Polish King John II Casimir, Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Hetmans Marcin Kalinowski and Stanisław Lanckoroński. It is considered to have been among the largest European land battles…
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1658
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1667
Posthumous portrait by Bacciarelli, 18th century
Lwów Oath, by Jan Matejko, National Museum in Wrocław