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Siege Of Lwów (1672)
The siege of Lwów took place on September 20-October 6, 1672 during the Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676), Polish-Ottoman War of 1672-1676. The siege ended in a strategic Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish victory as the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans could not capture the city after a two-week siege. Background After the fall of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Kamieniec Podolski, the Turkish people, Turkish-Tatars, Tatar-Cossacks, Cossack army advanced deep into Poland. The Tatars and some Cossack and Turkish troops took part in ravaging the country. Lviv was besieged on September 20 by the Cossack army of Petro Doroshenko and the Turkish army of Kaplan Pasha (a total of about 50,000 soldiers). The Lviv garrison of 500 soldiers (in addition to townspeople and peasants) was commanded by Elias Jan Lacki., Elias Jan Łącki. Siege The Cossacks and Turks besieging Lviv immediately began shelling the city from cannons and conducting mine work, without giving up their assaults. After one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv
Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main Ukrainian culture, cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel of Galicia, Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Lviv (then Lwów) emerged as the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia in the 14th century, superseding Halych, Chełm, Belz, and Przemyśl. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia from 1272 to 1349, when it went to King Casimir III the Great of Kingdom of Poland, Poland in a Galicia–Volhynia Wars, war of succession. In 1356, Casimir the Great granted it town rights. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
