siege, early modern
Siege of Chernihiv (1668)
Siege of Chernihiv (1668) was a siege conducted in 1668 at Chernihiv, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chernihiv. It was part of the Left-Bank Uprising, which ran from 1668 to 1669. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: Garrison: 500 soldiers; Romodanovsky's army: 20,000–24,000 soldiers against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 1668 (year precision) to 1668 | |
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| Place | Chernihiv, Ukraine 51.494N, 31.295E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | Garrison: 500 soldiers; Romodanovsky's army: 20,000–24,000 soldiers | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Heavy |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Chernihiv 1534, 0.8 km NE
- Battle of Listven 1024, 33 km NE
- Battle of Kruty 1918, 75 km SE
- Battle of Czarnobyl 1920, 78 km W
- Battle of Dohorynka 1921, 85 km SE
Elsewhere in 1668
- Henry Morgan's raid on Porto Bello Panama
- Henry Morgan's raid on Puerto del Príncipe Cuba
- Siege of Dole France
- Siege of Besançon France
- Battle of San Pelagio Greece
Siege of Chernihiv (1668) is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q122987833, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chernihiv (1668), revision 1370740203, read 2026-11-14, 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.