  thumb|battle of berestechko. artur orlionov. the battle of berestechko (; ) was fought between the ukrainian cossacks, led by hetman bohdan khmelnytsky, aided by their crimean tatar allies, and a polishâlithuanian commonwealth army under king john ii casimir. it was a battle of a cossack rebellion in ukraine that took place in the years 1648â1657. it took place after the expiration of a two-year truce.tucker, s.c., editor, a global chronology of conflict, volume ii: 1500â1774, santa barbara: abc-clio, 2010, isbn 9781851096671, p. 621 fought over three days from 28 to 30 june 1651, the battle took place in the province of volhynia, on the hilly plain south of the styr river.hrushevsky, pp. 304â305 the polish camp was on the river opposite berestechko and faced south, towards the cossack army about two kilometers away, whose right flank was against t
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