The Battle of
Khotyn or Battle of Chocim or Hotin War
was a battle on 11 November 1673, where the forces of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ...
under the
Grand Hetman of the Polish Crown John Sobieski defeated
Ottoman Empire
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forces, with Moldavian and Wallachian regiments, led by Hussain Pasha. It reversed the fortunes of the previous year, when Commonwealth weakness led to the signing of the
Treaty of Buchach, and allowed John Sobieski to win the upcoming
royal election
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and become the
king of Poland
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Description
Polish-Lithuanian forces were 30,000 strong. The Ottomans commanded 35,000 troops and 120 guns. Rockets made by
Kazimierz Siemienowicz were used successfully. The victory allowed the Commonwealth to revoke the unfavourable
Peace of Buchach and set the stage for the role Sobieski was to play in the
Battle of Vienna
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in 1683.
Name
Khotyn ( pl, Chocim; ro, Hotin; tr, Hotin; ua, Хоти́н, Khotyn) was conquered and controlled by many states, resulting in many name changes. Other name variations include ''Chotyn'', or ''Choczim'' (especially in
Polish
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).
Aftermath
The Turkish forces withdrew from
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after their supplies and most of their artillery were captured but they retained most of western
Ukraine
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. Sobieski and the nobles returned to Warsaw for elections following the death of
Michael Wisniowiecki, King of Poland, the day before the battle.
Bibliography
*Alan Palmer, ''The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire'', Published by Barnes & Noble Publishing, 1992. .
''Winged Hussars'' Radoslaw Sikora, Bartosz Musialowicz, ''BUM Magazine'', 2016.
References
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