The Battle of Konotop 1659 Exploring alternatives in East European history

• Outros Autores: Rumyantsev, Oleg (Editor), Brogi Bercoff, Giovanna (Editor)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Milano Ledizioni 2012
• Colecção: Di/Segni
• Assuntos: European history; teaching; history; Konotop; Ukraine; battle
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The battle that took place near Konotop in late June 1659 was a continuation of the Muscovite-Cossack war, which began in the fall of 1658, soon after the signing of the Union of Hadiach. Cossack and Tatar detachments trapped a significant portion of the Muscovite army, leading to enormous Russian l...