Sebastian Machowski
Sebastian Machowski | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Machowski family | |
| Born | c.1600 |
| Died | 1672 |
| Allegiance | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Rank | Colonel Regimentarz |
| Battles / wars | |
Sebastian Machowski of the Abdank coat of arms[1] (died 1672) was a Polish nobleman and a military leader who served as a regimentarz and a colonel in the Commonwealth army.
Biography
[edit]Machowski was born in approximately 1600. In 1644 he participated in Jeremi Wiśniowiecki's raid on Romny. In 1648, his presence in Chernihiv Voivodeship is mentioned.[1]
During the Deluge, he participated in the battles with the Swedes at Gołąb and Warka and in the battle near Chudniv against the Russians and the Cossacks. During the Right-bank uprising, he was one of the leaders of Polish forces in Ukraine along with Stefan Czarniecki and Wacław Leszczyński. Particularly, he is known for organising an ambush on the Cossack-Kalmyk army of Ivan Sirko,[2] defeating the Cossack rebels near Bila Tserkva[3] and Rokytne,[4] and, most famously, executing Ivan Vyhovsky.[4][5] In the end of 1666, Machowski's unit entered the Right-bank Ukraine in order to seize this region.[4] On December 19, his unit got attacked by the Tatars and the Cossacks of hetman Petro Doroshenko. After a two hours-long battle, Machowski was defeated, taken prisoner and sent to Crimea.[4][5]
Machowski died in 1672 at the age of approximately 72.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Niesiecki, K. "Korona Polska przy Złotey Wolnosci Starożytnemi". Polona (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ Draganenko, V.P. "Трагічний Бій Івана Сірка" (PDF). mdu.edu.ua. Миколаївський Національний Університет імені В.О. Сухомлинського. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Цей день в історії : 27 березня 1664 : Страта Івана Виговського". Цей день в історії. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ a b c d "( р. н. невід, – 1564) - Усі гетьмани України". www.e-reading.club. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ a b "Хронологія подій на українських землях 1660-1683 рр". litopys.com.ua. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2025-09-15.