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{{Short description|Cossack rebellion in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth}}
{{Cossacks}}
The '''Zhmaylo uprising''' ({{
==Background==
In the late 16th century Poland introduced the institution of the [[Registered Cossacks]], which granted some privileges to the militant [[Cossack]] people inhabiting territories of
In response, the Cossacks began diplomatic endeavors with their Commonwealth neighbors, including the [[Tatars|Tatar]]s and the [[Tsardom of Russia|Muscovy]].<ref name=pod27/> The Polish-Lithuanian government sent a special commission headed by [[Hetman]] [[Stanisław Koniecpolski]], but two attempts to negotiate a truce failed.<ref name=pod27/> In September 1625 Koniecpolski gathered an army to quell the unrest.<ref name=pod27/>
==Prelude==
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On October 6 Koniecpolski left [[Bila Tserkva]] and headed south.<ref name=pod27/> Zhmaylo planned to draw the Polish army into the steppes, tire it out, cut its logistics, and only then engage it.<ref name=pod27/> In the meantime he retreated south, offering some resistance in the area of the village of Moszna and the river [[Cybulnik]].<ref name=pod27/> On 24 October the Poles reached the town of [[Kryłów]] (Крилів), where the Cossacks had created a fortified camp.<ref name=pod27/> There the Poles dispersed the Cossack cavalry and assaulted their [[tabor formation]].<ref name=pod27/> The Cossacks held during the day, but attempted to withdraw in the night, a move which turned into a panicked retreat.<ref name=pod28/>
Zhamaylo was able to restore order, helped by the fact that the Poles did not pursue the Cossacks till the following morning.<ref name=pod28/> At sunrise on 26 October the [[Battle of Kurukov Lake (1625)|Poles caught up with the Cossacks near
==Aftermath==
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{{Lithuanian wars and conflicts}}
{{Polish wars and conflicts}}
{{Zaporozhian Cossack uprisings}}
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