Battle of Valkininkai (1700)
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This article is about the battle in 1700. For the battle in 1706, see Battle of Valkininkai (1706).
The Battle of Valkininkai (Lithuanian: Valkininkų mūšis, Polish: Bitwa pod Olkienikami) took place on November 18, 1700, during the Lithuanian Civil War, between forces of the Sapieha family, led by Michał Franciszek Sapieha, and an anti-Sapieha coalition of Wiśniowiecki, Ogiński, Radziwiłł and Pac families and their supporters (including a pospolite ruszenie of Lithuanian and Samogitian szlachta), led by Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki.
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Battle of Valkininkai | |||||||
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Part of Lithuanian Civil War (1697–1702) | |||||||
A pospolite ruszenie of szlachta. Painting by Józef Brandt. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sapieha family and allies | Anti-Sapieha coalition | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Michał Sapieha † Jan Kazimierz Sapieha |
Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński Michał Kazimierz Kociełł | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 professional and mercenary soldiers and artillery.[1][2] | Around 12,000 pospolite ruszenie (levée en masse).[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Several thousand | Several thousand |
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The anti-Sapieha confederates were victorious.