Battle of Bila Tserkva (1651)

The Battle of Bila Tserkva (Ukrainian: Битва під Білою Церквою, Polish: Bitwa pod Białą Cerkwią: 23–25 September 1651) was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

A good mile ahead, the Zaporozhian Cossack’s and Crimean Tatar’s cavalry came out to engage us and I moved against them in a formation similar to that at the Battle of Berestechko in 28 June — 10 July, 1651, adhering to the information given by His Royal Majesty and attacked the enemy in a broad line.

[8] He ordered the vanguard regiment into battle and drove the enemy right into their camp, littering the field abundantly with the Zaporozhian Cossack’s and Crimean Tatar’s military corpses.

[10] On Monday in 25 September 1651, according to Hetman Mikołaj Potocki, the Zaporozhian Cossacks moved into the field with the Crimean Tatars and so did our forces and did considerable harm to them and drove them back to their camp.

[12] Hetman Mikołaj Potocki listed five reasons for seeking a peace including: (1) In the German mercenary cavalry started a desertion and quarter-year term to fought together and with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth’s forces was ending.