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{{Short description|Military campaign against the Crimean Khanate by the Tsardom of Russia}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict    = Crimean campaign (1646)
| partof      = [[Russo-Crimean Wars]]
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| date        = June–September 1646
| place       = [[Rostov Oblast]], [[Russia]]
| result      = Crimean-Ottoman victory
| combatant1  = {{flagicon|Crimea|tatar}} [[Crimean Khanate]]<br>{{flagicon image|Ottoman red flag.svg}} [[Ottoman Empire]]
| combatant2  = {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Tsardom of Russia]]<br>{{flagicon|Cossack Hetmanate}} [[Cossacks]]
| commander1  = {{flagicon|Crimea|tatar}} Nuraddin
| commander2  =  {{flagicon|Russia}} Z. V. Kondyrev<br>{{flagicon|Russia}} Semeon Romanovich Pozharskii
| strength1   = 10,000 men
| strength2   = 3,000 Cossack volunteers<br>1,700 Russians<br>2,000 Nogais<br>10,000 additional volunteers
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = Heavy
}}
{{Campaignbox Russo-Crimean Wars}}

In 1646, the [[Tsardom of Russia]] launched a military campaign against the [[Crimean Khanate]], however the expedition ended in failure.

==Prelude==
In the year 1646, the Russians prepared a military expedition to attack the [[Crimean Khanate]]. Two armies were dispatched: one was led by Z. V. Kondyrev, consisting of 3,000 Cossack volunteers who were recruited from [[Voronezh]], and a second force was led by Semeon Romanovich Pozharskii, consisting of 1,700 Russians and 2,000 Nogais. The former commander was given command of the expedition and gave orders to his men not to attack the Ottoman fortress of [[Azov]] and to obey his and Pozharskii's orders.<ref>Brian Davies, p. 96</ref><ref>Сергей Михайлович Соловьев, p. 114</ref> Before the expedition was launched, Kondyrev recruited an additional 10,000 men, mainly peasants and garrison deserters seeking to join the Cossacks.<ref>Brian Davies, p. 96</ref>

==Campaign==
As the campaign was marching against the Crimeans, the additional force began disrupting the farms and the supplies provided by garrison, which led to the Russian government to dispatch a supply flotilla so that they can feed the army, but this proved not enough.<ref>Brian Davies, p. 96</ref> To make matters worse, a [[Starshina]] decided to desert Kondyrev's army in June and recruited a force of 500 men to attack Azov. They attacked the fort at night, but they were repulsed. While also attacking Ottoman ships, the Russians planned to raid the coasts of Crimea, but due to storms and shortages of supplies, nothing came of these plans. The second army, led by Pozharskii, achieved some success by attacking Crimean encampments; however, in August, they met a Crimean force of 10,000 men led by Nuraddin and were defeated near Kagal'nik. In September, Kondyrev's men began deserting due to hunger and demoralization, by then he had a remaining force of 2,000 men until he was recalled back to Moscow.<ref>Brian Davies, p. 96</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*Brian Davies, Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 1500 1700 (Warfare and History).[http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Davies.pdf]
*Сергей Михайлович Соловьев, History of Russia, Vol XVIII, p.&nbsp;114 [https://books.google.com/books?id=KCUmAQAAMAAJ&q=Azov+1646+Kondyrev]
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1646]]
[[Category:Wars involving the Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:Wars involving the Russian Empire]]
[[Category:Military operations involving the Crimean Khanate]]
[[Category:1646 in the Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:History of Crimea]]
[[Category:17th century in the Crimean Khanate]]