[4][5] In February 1648, Crown army initially performed well against the Cossack rebels in Podolia, with Bar serving as the main stronghold of Andrzej Potocki in this region.

[5] Potocki was amused at the level of desertion among Crown army, who abandoned heavily fortified places like Bar due to the fear of Cossacks.

[1] Cossacks built siege towers for besieging the fortress, which were described as: "float shots from demolished houses and manors, as well as vataygorods".

[4][2] Capture of the city was also accompanied by massacres of Polish, Jewish and Ruthenian civilians suspected of sympathizing with Poland-Lithuania.

This was a major defeat for Crown army that severely undermined their morale and gave Cossacks a greater control over Podolia.