The right-bank campaign of 1674 was the military actions of Moscow and Ukrainian troops under the leadership of the left-bank Hetman

Ivan Samoilovych Ivan Samoylovych (, , ; died 1690) was the Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine from 1672 to 1687. His term in office was marked by further incorporation of the Cossack Hetmanate into the Tsardom of Russia and by attempts to win Right-bank Ukraine from P ...

and

Grigory Romodanovsky Grigory Grigoryevich Romodanovsky () was a controversial figure of the Russian foreign policy as a member of the Razryadny Prikaz, playing a key role in pursuing leaders of the Ukrainian Cossack officers into the union with the Tsardom of Russia, ...

against the forces of the right-bank Hetman

Petro Doroshenko Petro Dorofiiovich Doroshenko (; 1627–1698) was a Cossack political and military leader, Hetman of right-bank Ukraine (1665–1672) and a Russian voivode. Background and early career Petro Doroshenko was born in Chyhyryn into a noble ...

, aimed at spreading royal power to right-bank Ukraine.

Background

With the signing of the Treaty of Buchach in 1672, a Cossack state on the right bank of the Dnieper was recognised and Moscow sought to extend its influence there. Left-bank hetman Ivan Samoilovych was instructed to negotiate with right-bank hetman Petro Doroshenko for Moscow's protection, but he feared losing his power. Doroshenko was willing to accept Moscow's supremacy under certain conditions, including armed assistance and maintaining Cossack freedoms, but Moscow preferred having separate hetmans for each bank and refused to meet all of Doroshenko's demands. Over time, Moscow grew frustrated with Doroshenko's insistence on ceding territory for loyalty and, by 1674, felt ready to act against him, especially as support for Doroshenko had weakened among his allies. This led to Samoilovych, fearing that he would be replaced as hetman by Doroshenko, saw this as a good opportunity to invade right-bank Ukraine.

Campaign

At the beginning of 1674, Prince Romodanovski and the Hetman Samoylovich crossed to the right bank of the Dniepr. Doroshenko, having no forces, quickly lost Cherkassy, Kanev and other towns. Soon after, Doroshenko's capital,

Chyhyryn Chyhyryn ( ; ) is a city in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It is located on Tiasmyn river not far where it enters Dnieper. From 1648 to 1669, the city served as the residence of the hetman of the Zaporizhian Host. After a f ...

, was put under siege. But with the help of the Ottomans and the fact that Chyhyryn was well fortified Romodanovsky and Samoilovich decided to lift the siege and withdraw across the Dnieper. In the summer, Russian troops took further action and on June 19, 1674, in the battle on the Tashlyk River near Smiala, they defeated the Cossack-Tatar troops led by Andrei Doroshenko (Pyotr's brother). The wounded Andrei fled to Chyhyryn. Right-bank Ukraine once again fell under Muscovite rule.

Aftermath

With the end of the military campaign,Samoylovich returned, deputies of ten right-bank regiments came to the council in Pereyaslav and recognized Samoylovich as the hetman of the right-bank Ukraine.

Background

Campaign

Aftermath

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