THE BATTLE OF KORSUN IN 1648
After the defeat of the Polish crown army near the Zhovti Vody, the Polish authorities were shocked. Only a day earlier the commanders of banners had promised "to whip the rebels well", but today they have gone missing in the steppes of the south and east of Ukraine. However, further activities showed that challenges had just started.
The army commanded by B. Kmelnytskyi arrived at Korsun on May, 25, 1648. The army comprising 15 thousand Cossacks, about 3 thousand Tatars was reinforced with 26 cannons. It should be noted that Hetman had left Sich with two thousand Cossacks and three light cannons.
Khmelnytskyi stopped near Korsun, placing the infantry and artillery in the area of Horokhova Dibrova.
At the crack of dawn on May, 26, the army of crown Hetmans
