Battle of Piatka

Battle of Piatka or Battle of Piątek (Ukrainian: П'ятка, Polish: Piątka, Piątek), (February 2, 1593) took place during the Kosiński Uprising. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Ostrogski defeated the Cossacks forces under the command of Krzysztof Kosiński.

Battle of Piatka
Part of Kosiński uprising
Date February 2, 1593 Location Piatka, 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	3,000 killed, 26 cannons

References

• Leszek Podhorodecki: Sicz zaporoska. Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza, 1978.
• Władysław A. Serczyk: Na dalekiej Ukrainie: Dzieje Kozaczyzny do 1648 roku. Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1984. ISBN 83-08-01214-0.