Cossack raid on Istanbul (1615)
1615 attack on the city of Istanbul by the Zaporozhian Cossacks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cossack raid on Istanbul (Constantinople) of 1615 was an attack on Istanbul by the Zaporozhian Cossacks, led by Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny. Cossacks attacked the harbor of the city and burned it before returning to Ukraine. The success of this raid inspired the Tutora campaign of 1620 and the Khotyn campaign of 1621.[1]
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Cossack raid on Istanbul (1615) | |||||||
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Map in Scutari (now: Üsküdar), part of Constantinople attacked by Ukrainian Cossacks. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Zaporozhian Cossacks | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny |
Sultan Ahmed I Ali-Pasha Hasan Pasha (POW) | ||||||
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~4,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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Unknown |
10 galleys 100+ boats |
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