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Background

In December 1698, a Polish-Turkish peace treaty was signed in Karlowitz with provisions related to the end of the Polish-Turkish war (1683-1699), the

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were forbidden to invade the lands of the Republic. During the winter period in the military groupings (Moldavian, Pokuttya, Podestan and Lviv) in the border areas. In

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tactics, the most important objective was to obtain loot and to avoid losses of their own, which resulted in avoiding major clashes with enemy troops.

Battle

On 21 February 1699, at the Dniester crossing near Martynov, there was a clash between Polish forces and part of the

forces. The attack was made by about 600 soldiers including the

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ns of Adam Sieniawski and the

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of Michał Warszycki. The

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successfully repulsed the Poles and took prisoners.

Aftermath

The

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left with the captured yasir, after crossing the Dniester they continued their plundering on the territory of the Halich lands (area of Podkamień,

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, Bursztyn and Mariampol) and partially of the

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lands. The

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left the lands of the

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around 22–23 February.

Notes

References

Bibliography

* * Andrzej Gliwa: ''Kraina upartych niepogód. Zniszczenia wojenne na obszarze ziemi przemyskiej w XVII wieku''. Przemyśl: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk w Przemyślu, 2013. * {{coord missing Battles of the Polish–Ottoman War (1683–1699)