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Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676)
The Ottoman Empire declared war on the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1672 over the Ukrainian Cossacks and the Treaty of Buchach;…
Timeline
- 1672Podolia · PodoliaIn 1672 Ottoman sultan Mehmed IV formally declared war on the Commonwealth over Poland's failure to honor commitments regarding the Cossacks and territory; Ottoman and Tatar forces swiftly advanced south, and the Polish defenses gave way under manpower shortages and internal divisions.
- 1673Khotyn · UkraineIn November 1673, a Polish allied army decisively defeated Ottoman–Tatar forces near the fortress of Khotyn, reversing the unfavorable early course of the war and winning Jan Sobieski enormous prestige.
- 1676Zurawno · UkraineIn October 1676 the two sides negotiated peace at Zurawno: Poland retained most of Right-Bank Ukraine but ceded Podolia and other territories and resumed tribute obligations to the Ottomans, formally ending the war.
Sources
- Polish-Ottoman War (1672–1676) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Ottoman_War_(1672%E2%80%931676)
- Davies, Norman. God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. I — Norman Davies (1982)