Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676)
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The Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676, a prelude to the Great Turkish War, was fought by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. It ended with the Treaty of Żurawno and the Commonwealth ceding control of most of its Ukraine territories to the Ottomans.
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Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676) | |||||||||
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Part of the Polish–Ottoman Wars | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Wallachia (in 1673) Khanenko's Cossacks |
Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Cossack Hetmanate (Doroshenko's faction) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
John Sobieski Michał Kazimierz Pac Mykhailo Khanenko |
Mehmed IV Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Kara Mustafa Pasha Selim I Giray Petro Doroshenko | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
12,000 Crown troops and 5,400 Lithuanian troops[3] After 17 October 1672 troops were increased to 31,000 and with the 12,000 Crown and Lithuanian troops including militiamen and private troops the forces available for campaign numbered nearly 60,000[3] | 40,000 to 60,000[4] |
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