Battle of Khotyn
The Battle of Khotyn or Battle of Chocim was a battle held on the 11 November 1673, where Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under hetman Jan Sobieski defeated Ottoman Empire forces under Hussain Pasha. It reversed the fortunes of the previous year, when Commonwealth weakness led to the signing of the Peace of Buczacz, and allowed Jan Sobieski to win the upcoming royal election and became the king of Poland.
Polish-Lithuanian forces and Wallachian regiments, were 30 thousand strong. The Turks commanded 35 thousand troops and 120 guns. In this battle, rockets of Kazimierz Siemienowicz were successfully used. The victory allowed the Poles to revoke the unfavourable Peace of Buczacz and set the stage for the role Sobieski was to play in the Battle of Vienna in 1683.
Aftermath
The Turkish forces withdrew from Poland after having their supplies captured and most of their artillery. Sobieski and the nobles return to Warsaw for elections following the death of Michael Wisniowiecki, King of Poland, the day before the battle.
Related events
| Name | 1 |  | Huta Pieniacka massacre |
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Sources: wikipedia.org
Persons
| Name | ||
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| 1 |  | John III Sobieski |
| 2 |  | Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł |