The Siege of Lyakhavichy or Lachowicze took place from 23 March to 28 June 1660 during the
Russo-Polish War (1654–67). Lachowicze was one of the major Grand Duchy of Lithuania strongholds in the disputed region (modern Belarus). A Russian army of about 11,000 under
Ivan Nikitich Khovansky
Prince Ivan Nikitich Khovansky (russian: Иван Никитич Хованский) (died 1675) was a Russian boyar and voyevoda, nephew of Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky and cousin of Tararui.
Ivan Nikitich Khovansky was first mentioned in historic ...
laid siege to the castle, defended by
Mikołaj Judycki. After four failed sieges, Khovansky was forced to face a Polish relief army under
hetmans
Stefan Czarniecki and
Paweł Jan Sapieha, and was defeated at the
Battle of Polonka
The Battle of Polonka (Połonka) took place near Połonka (modern Belarus) during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on 29 June 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian and Russian forces. Polish-Lithuanian army under Stefan Czarniecki and Paweł Jan Sap ...
. This meant the end of the siege of Lachowicze.
Lachowicze was the only fortress of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania that evaded capture by Russians during that war. Due to a legend that it was protected by the
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
it was compared to
Jasna Góra Jasna may refer to:
Places
* Jasna, a village in Poland
* Jasná, a village and ski resort in Slovakia
Other uses
* Jasna (given name), a Slavic female given name
* JASNA, the Jane Austen Society of North America
See also
* Yasna
Yasna (; (which recently withstood
a similar siege).
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