Khmelnytsky marches toward Moldavia in 1652 to…
May 1652 CE
Khmelnytsky marches toward Moldavia in 1652 to form an alliance with Moldavian Hospodar Basil Lupu against the Poles.
He also wants to marry his son Tymish with Rozalin, the daughter of the ruler.
Hetman Marcin Kalinowski, leader of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s Crown army, decides to foil the plan.
He concentrates armies in May 1652 to block the road against the march of the Cossacks and accompanying Crimean Tatars.
The assembly point is designated as the entrenched camp at Batoh, founded previously near the river Boh.
This is a significant mistake of the Polish leadership, losing the opportunity to prevent the unification of the enemy forces.
The camp is in naturally defensive terrain and appears to be a good base, but events turn out differently.