Irkliiv Regiment

The Irkliiv Regiment (Ukrainian: Іркліївський полк, romanized: Irkliivskyi polk) was one the territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate. The regiment's capital was the city of Irkliiv, now a village in Cherkasy Oblast of central Ukraine.

Irkliiv Regiment Іркліївський полк
Coat of Arms
Active	1648-1649 1658-1663
Country	Cossack Hetmanate
Type	Cossack Regiment
Size	9 sotnias (1648-1649) 8 sotnias (1658-1663)
Garrison/HQ	Irkliiv, Ukraine
Engagements	Khmelnytsky Uprising

In 1648, during Khmelnytsky Uprising, Regiment was raised from the Irkliiv sotnia of the Pereiaslav Regiment. Colonel Mykhailo Teliuchenko became the first commander.^[1] On 16 October 1649 Irkliiv and neighboring part of Lubny Regiment were merged to form Kropyvna Regiment.^[2][3][4] Other sotnias were absorbed into Chyhyryn Regiment and Cherkasy Regiment.

Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky disbanded Kropyvna Regiment in 1658 after death of colonel Filon Dzhelaliy. The regiments sotnias were all transferred to recreated Irkliiv Regiment and Lubny Regiment.^[1] Matvii Pankevych became the new regiments colonel.^[5] When the regiment was disbanded again in 1663, its sotnias went to neighbouring Pereiaslav Regiment, Pryluky Regiment and Lubny Regiment.

Irkliiv regiment sotnias location (1648-1649)

Irkliiv regiment sotnias location (1658-1663)

Structure

The regiment comprised 5 sotnias during 1648-1649:

• Irkliiv
• Veremiivka
• Vasiutyntsi
• Burimka
• Mali Kanivtsi

The regiment comprised 8 sotnias during 1658-1663:

• Denhy
• Zhuravka
• Irkliiv 1st
• Irkliiv 2nd
• Irkliiv 3rd
• Kropyvna
• Kurinka
• Orzhytsia

Commanders

• Mykhailo Teliuchenko 1648-1649
• Matvii Pankevych (Papkevych, Papievych) 1658-Mid 1663