Siege of Uman (1655)

Siege of Uman
Part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising and Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)

Bohun at the crossing
Date14–19 January 1655
Location
Result Cossack victory
Belligerents
Cossack Hetmanate Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Bohun
Ivan Sirko
Joseph Glukh
M. Zelenski
M. Makharinsky
F. Ratz
S. Orgianenko (WIA)
Stefan Czarniecki
Stanisław Lanckoroński
Stanisław Potocki
Sokolinsky
Mehmed IV Giray
Murza Kamambet
Murza Akhmet
Strength
Total: 42,000
12,000 Cossacks
30,000 Militia
Total: 58,000
28,000
30,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy
8,000+ killed;
2,050+ captured

The siege of Uman was conducted by the Polish-Lithuanian-Crimean forces as part of the renewed campaign against the Cossack Hetmanate, on 14–19 January 1655.