Battle of Piatka

Battle of Piatka
Part of Kosiński Uprising
DateFebruary 2, 1593
LocationPiatka, in modern Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth insurgent Cossacks
Commanders and leaders
Janusz Ostrogski,
Aleksander Wiśniowiecki
Krzysztof Kosiński
Strength
Pospolite ruszenie of the voivodships: Kiev, Bratslav, Volhynian,
private troops of Prince Janusz Ostrogski
5,000 Cossacks,
26 cannons
Casualties and losses
Very light to 3,000 killed,
26 cannons

Battle of Piatka (Ukrainian: П'ятка, Polish: Piątka, Piątek), (February 2, 1593) was a battle of the Kosiński Uprising. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Ostrogski defeated the Cossacks forces under the command of Krzysztof Kosiński.

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