Battle of Shklow

The Battle of Szkłów or battle of Shkloŭ or battle of Shklov on August 12, 1654 was one of the first battles of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67); it ended with a indecisive, however, by other sources. A small Polish–Lithuanian force of about 6,000–7,000 under Great Lithuanian Hetman Janusz Radziwiłł surprised a numerically superior Russian force under knyaz Yakov Cherkassky near Shklow. The battle took place during a solar eclipse. The Russian forces, due to their surprise, were engaged by the Poles unprepared and in smaller portions, which were defeated in turn. Eventually the Poles forced the entire Russian army to retreat; the losses are estimated at 700 for the Poles and 7,000 for the Russians.

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1654  Wikidata
battle, Tsardom of Russia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1581	Battle of Shklov	battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1654	Battle of Shklow	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata