Battle of Werki

Part of Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)

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; 25.29167Coordinates: 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

Russo-Polish War of 1654–67

Smolensk (1654)
Shepeleviche (1654)
Shklow (1654)
Okhmativ (1655)
Mogilyov (1655)
Vilnius (1655)
Horodok (1655)
Ozerna (1655)
Brest (1655)
Werki (1658)
Varva (1659)
Myadel (1659)
Stary Bykhaw (1659)
Konotop (1659)
Mohyliv–Podilskyi (1660)
Lyakhavichy (1660)
Barysaw (1660)
Polonka (1660)
Mogilyov (1660)
Lyubar (1660)
Slobodyshche (1660)
Basya (1660)
Chudnov (1660)
Druya (1661)
Kushliki (1661)
Vilnius (1661)
Hlukhiv (1663)
Pyrohivka (1664)
Vitebsk (1660)
Shklow (1664)
Stavishchе (1664)
Ilūkste (1665)
Daugavpils (1666)

Battle of Werki 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 (Dołgorukow) attacked the Polish units guarding the Polish delegations near Werki (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

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

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