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Ivan Bogun fighting the Poles in the Battle of Berestechko.

The Battle of Berest (Berestechko, Beresteczko, Brest) in Volhynia, Ukraine, most probably the greatest cavalry battle during the 17th century,part of the Chmielnicki Uprising, lasted from June 28 to June 30, 1651, between the Polish army under King Jan II Casimir and Ukrainian Cossack and peasant forces, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and their Crimean Tatar allies. The Polish army had around 57,000 troops, the Ukrainians around 100,000 plus 25,000 Crimean Tatar cavalry. Both sides had about 40,000 cavalry each. Fighting was close; with the core of excellent Cossack infantry making up for the weakness of their cavalry, much of the decisive fighting was by the infantry and dismounted dragoons of each side. The battle was won by the Poles after the Crimean Tatars, dispirited by the death of their leader Toğay bey, deserted the battlefield. As a result, Khmelnytsky was forced to sign the Treaty of Bila Tserkva with the Poles.

Polish Noble Families

Members of the szlachta families had the personal obligation to defend the country with men from their towns and villages. The Officers and their supplied men for this battle were:-

Czarniecki - Stefan,
Dołęga-Ossowski - Piotr,
Grzymała-Kazanowski - Adam,
Janina-Rzeczycki - Mikołaj,
Kalinowa-Kalinowski Marcin, Hetman
Leliwa-Czapski - Franciszek,
Rawicz-Przyjemski - Zygmunt,

External links

http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/Berest.htm

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 [[Image:Bogun k.jpg|thumb|[[Ivan Bogun]] fighting the Poles in the Battle of Berestechko.]]
-The '''Battle of Berest''' (Berestechko, Beresteczko, Brest) in [[Volhynia]], [[Ukraine]], most probably the greatest cavalry battle during  the 17th century,part of the [[Chmielnicki Uprising]], lasted from [[June 28]] to [[June 30]], [[1651]], between the [[Poland|Polish]] army under [[Rulers of Poland|King]] [[John II of Poland|Jan II Casimir]] and Ukrainian [[Cossack]] and peasant forces, led by [[Hetman]] [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]], and their [[Crimean Tatars|Crimean Tatar]] allies. The Polish army had around 57,000 troops, the Ukrainians around 100,000 plus 25,000 Crimean Tatar cavalry. Both sides had about 40,000 cavalry each. The battle was won by the Poles after the Crimean Tatars, dispirited by the death of their leader [[Toğay bey]], deserted the battlefield. As a result, Khmelnytsky was forced to sign the [[Treaty of Bila Tserkva]] with the Poles.
+The '''Battle of Berest''' (Berestechko, Beresteczko, Brest) in [[Volhynia]], [[Ukraine]], most probably the greatest cavalry battle during  the 17th century,part of the [[Chmielnicki Uprising]], lasted from [[June 28]] to [[June 30]], [[1651]], between the [[Poland|Polish]] army under [[Rulers of Poland|King]] [[John II of Poland|Jan II Casimir]] and Ukrainian [[Cossack]] and peasant forces, led by [[Hetman]] [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]], and their [[Crimean Tatars|Crimean Tatar]] allies. The Polish army had around 57,000 troops, the Ukrainians around 100,000 plus 25,000 Crimean Tatar cavalry. Both sides had about 40,000 cavalry each. Fighting was close; with the core of excellent Cossack infantry making up for the weakness of their cavalry, much of the decisive fighting was by the infantry and dismounted dragoons of each side. The battle was won by the Poles after the Crimean Tatars, dispirited by the death of their leader [[Toğay bey]], deserted the battlefield. As a result, Khmelnytsky was forced to sign the [[Treaty of Bila Tserkva]] with the Poles.
 ==Polish Noble Families==