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1663 raid on the Perekop fortress

1663 raid on the Perekop fortress was a battle fought in 1663 at Perekop, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Perekop. It was part of the Russo-Polish War, which ran from 1654 to 1667. The recorded result: Cossack-Russian-Kalmyk victory. Recorded strength: October: Unknown; December: 180 against October: 5,000+; December: 1,000.

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Fought1663
WherePerekop, Russia46.162N, 33.693E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCossack-Russian-Kalmyk victory
BelligerentsZaporozhian Cossacks; Don Cossacks; Tsardom of Russia; Kalmyk KhanateagainstCrimean Khanate; Ottoman Janissaries
Casualties and lossesOctober: Moderate; December: UnknownandOctober: Heavy; December: Almost all killed
Part ofRusso-Polish War1654 to 1667

Where it sits in the Russo-Polish War

Siege of Smolensk, 1654Siege of Mstislav, 1654Sovereign's Campaign of 1654, 1654Siege of Smolensk, 1654Battle of Nowa Woda, 1654Battle of Shklow, 1654Battle of Shepeleviche, 1654Siege of Bratslav, 1654Battle of Okhmativ, 1655Battle of Vilnius, 1655Siege of Lviv, 1655Battle of Horodok, 1655Battle of Ozerna, 1655Battle of Werki, 1658Siege of Varna, 1658Siege of Kaunas, 1658Battle of Myadel, 1659Siege of Lyakhavichy, 1660Battle of Polonka, 1660Siege of Borysowa, 1660Siege of Mohylewa, 1660Battle of Lyubar, 1660Battle of Basya, 1660Battle of Kutyszcze, 1660Battle of Chudniv, 1660Battle of Slobodyshche, 1660Battle of Kushliki, 1661Battle of Buzhyn, 16621663 raid on the Perekop fortress, 1663Siege of Hlukhiv, 1664Siege of Roslavl, 1664Battle of Stavishche, 1664Battle of Vitebsk (1664), 1664165416641663 raid on the Perekop fortress, 1663
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Record

Date1663 (year precision)
PlacePerekop, Russia
46.162N, 33.693E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeSack of Perekop and nearby settlements
StrengthOctober: Unknown; December: 180October: 5,000+; December: 1,000
Casualties and lossesOctober: Moderate; December: UnknownOctober: Heavy; December: Almost all killed
Commanders
  • Murad Giray
1663 raid on the Perekop fortress1663 raid on the Perekop fortressSiege of PerekopSiege of PerekopBattle of KhresiliBattle of EupatoriaCrimean CampaignBattle of KhresiliBattle of EupatoriaCrimean CampaignMelitopolDzhankoyMykolayiv100 km46.162N, 33.693E
Placed at Perekop; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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1663 raid on the Perekop fortress is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20982133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Perekop (1663), revision 1382551051, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.