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List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Ukraine

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  Polish or Polish-Lithuanian Victory

  Ukrainian victory

  Inconclusive/Victory for either Pro or Anti-Ukrainian forces

Armed conflicts between Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) and Ukraine (Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, Cossacks)

Piast Poland versus Kievan Rus'

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This is a list of wars between Piast Poland and Kievan Rus', from the 10th to the 13th century.

  Polish victory
  Kievan Rus' victory
  Another result*

*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Piast Poland or Kievan Rus' in which the other intervened, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

Date Conflict Piast Poland and allies Kievan Rus' and allies Result
981 Vladimir the Great's Polish Campaign Civitas Schinesghe Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory[1]
1018 Bolesław I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis Civitas Schinesghe
Pro-Sviatopolk Kievan Rus'
Pro-Yaroslav Kievan Rus' Temporary joint victory for Poland and Sviatopolk
  • Poles left Kiev; acquired Cherven Cities
  • Yaroslav ousted Sviatopolk from Kiev
1022 Yaroslav the Wise's attack on Brest Civitas Schinesghe Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1030–1031 Yaroslav the Wise invasion in Poland[2](German-Polish War) Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory[3]
1065–1069[4] Rebellion of Vseslav of Polotsk[4] Principality of Kiev
Principality of Chernigov
Principality of Pereyaslavl
Kingdom of Poland (1069)
Principality of Polotsk Allied victory
  • Principality of Polotsk defeated (1067)[4]
  • Brief Vseslav reign in Kiev (1068–May 1069)[4]
  • Polish intervention (May 1069)[4]
  • Restoration of Iziaslav I of Kiev (May 1069)[4]
1076–1077 Kievan succession crisis[5]
  • Casus belli: death of Sviatoslav Yaroslavich (26 December 1076)
  • Vsevolod besieged Iziaslav in Volyn (1077)
  • Boris Sviatoslavich captured Chernigov, but Vsevolod ousted him (May 1077)
  • Iziaslav recovered Kiev with Polish support (July 1077)[6][7][8]
Iziaslav Yaroslavich
Bolesław II of Poland

Boris Sviatoslavich

Vsevolod Yaroslavich Compromise
  • Iziaslav and Vsevolod concluded peace
  • Iziaslav recovered Kiev with Polish help (July 1077)[6][7]
  • Vsevolod retained Chernigov
  • Sons of Sviatoslav exiled to Tmutorakan
1092 Vasilko Rostislavich's raid on Poland[9] Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory
1120—1125 Polish-Ruthenian war (1120—1125) Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Polish victory[12][a]
1142-1143 Vsevolod's raid on Poland[13] Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory
1163 Polish raid on Rus'[14] Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1182–1183 War for Brest Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1192 Battle of Drohiczyn Kingdom of Poland Kievan Rus' Polish victory

Kingdom of Poland versus Galicia–Volhynia (Ruthenia)

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Date Conflict Poland and allies Ruthenia and allies Result
1199 Leszek the White's expedition to Halych[15] Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Kraków
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz victory
1205 Battle of Zawichost Duchy of Sandomierz

Duchy of Kraków

Duchy of Masovia

Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz–Masovian victory
1206 Leszek the White's expedition to Volodymyr[16] Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Kraków
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz victory
1207 Leszek the White's expedition to Volodymyr[17] Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Kraków
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz victory
1211 Polish–Hungarian Expedition to Halych (1211) [ru]
  • Siege of Przemyśl (1211)
  • Siege of Zvenigorod (1211)
  • Battle of Zvenigorod (1211)
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Poland
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Polish victory
1213—1214 Galician campaign of Leszek the White [ru; pl][18]
  • Battle of Bóbrka (1214)
Duchy of Sandomierz Duchy of Kraków Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz military victory[b]
1218 Leszek the White's expedition to Ruthenia[19] Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Kraków
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1219—1221 Polish–Hungarian–Ruthenian War[19] Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Poland
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1224—1225 Polish–Ruthenian War[19]
(alias war between Leszek the White and Mstislav Mstislavich[18])
  • Battle of Łysa Góra (1224)[19]
  • Mstislav's expedition to Poland (1225)[19]
Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Kraków
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz victory
1227 Battle of Zvenigorod [ru] Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Poland
Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1229-1230 Daniel expedition to Kalisz[20] Duchy of Sandomierz Duchy of Kraków Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1236—1237 Mikhail's Volyn campaign [ru]
  • Battle of Cherven
Principality of Volhynia
Cumans
Duchy of Kraków

Duchy of Masovia

Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1264 Battle of Brańsk Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Yotvingians
Polish victory
1265—1266 Polish—Ruthenian War[21]
  • Battle of Wrota (1266)[21]
Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Yotvingians
Polish victory
1279 Ruthenian raid on Poland[22] Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1280 Kraków campaign of Leo I of Galicia Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
 Golden Horde
Polish victory
1287–1288 Third Mongol invasion of Poland Kingdom of Poland

Kingdom of Hungary

 Golden Horde
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Polish–Hungarian victory
1323 Polish–Hungarian expedition to Ruthenia[23][24][25][26] Kingdom of Poland

Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Polish–Hungarian victory[23][24][25]
1340—1341 Polish—Ruthenian War Kingdom of Poland  Golden Horde
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Polish victory

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth versus Ukrainian Cossacks

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Date War Belligerents Belligerents Result
1591–1593 Kosiński Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
1594–1596 Nalyvaiko Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
1625 Zhmaylo uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
1630 Fedorovych uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Uprising suppressed
1635 Sulima Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
1637 Pavlyuk uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
1638 Ostryanyn uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
  • Political and military non-alignment
1648–1654 Khmelnytsky Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossack Hetmanate

 Tsardom of Russia

Indecisive
1702–1704 Paliy Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

 Tsardom of Russia

Cossacks Polish-Lithuanian victory
  • Political and military non-alignment
1734 1734 Haidamak Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

 Tsardom of Russia

Haidamaks Polish-Lithuanian-Russian victory
1750 1750 Haidamak Uprising Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

 Tsardom of Russia

Haidamaks Polish-Lithuanian-Russian victory
1768 Koliivshchyna Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

 Tsardom of Russia

Haidamaks Polish-Lithuanian-Russian victory

The Inter-War Period and the UPA

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Date War Belligerents Belligerents Result
1918–1919 Polish-Ukrainian War  Second Polish Republic
Regional support:
Strategic support:

 France

Polish victory[27]
1939-1947 Polish-Ukrainian conflict link Second Polish Republic

link Polish Underground State

link Home Army

link Peasant Battalions

National Armed Forces

link Polish People’s Republic

People's Army

Polish People's Army

link Soviet Union

link Soviet partisans

NKVD

link Ukrainian State

link Organization of the Ukrainian Nationalists

Revolutionary OUN

link Ukrainian Insurgent Army

link Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army

link Third Reich

link Ukrainian Auxiliary Police

link Ukrainian National Committee

Ukrainian National Army

link Ukrainian Legion of the Self–Defense

Polish victory over UPA
  • Liquidation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army on Polish territory
  • Population exchange between the USSR and Poland
  • Establishment of the Polish–Soviet border by the Curzon Line

Notes

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  1. ^ In the end, after the Battle of Wilichów, Bolesław III Wrymouth defeated Vladimirko Volodarovich
  2. ^ Although Leszek did not get Halych, he fulfilled his aim of introducing his influence and achieved a military victory, but not a political one[18]

References

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  1. ^ Щавелева Н.И. Древняя Русь в "Польской истории" Яна Длугоша М. 2004. с.230
  2. ^ Dimnik M. Yaroslav Vladimirovich (англ.) // Encyclopedia of Russian History / Ed.-in-Chief J. R. Millar. — New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. — P. 1702. — ISBN 0-02-865907-4.
  3. ^ Королюк В.Д. Западные славяне и Киевская Русь в X—XI вв. — М.: Наука, 1964. — 383 с.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Martin 2007, p. 31.
  5. ^ Martin 2007, p. 57.
  6. ^ a b "Jak król Bolesław niewierne żony ukarał". CiekawostkiHistoryczne.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b po/PAP (24 December 2011). "Trochę historii: 935 lat temu Bolesław Szczodry został królem Polski". Newsweek (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Bolesław Śmiały i Stanisław ze Szczepanowa. Krwawa rozprawa króla z biskupem zdrajcą | HISTORIA.org.pl - historia, kultura, muzea, matura, rekonstrukcje i recenzje historyczne". HISTORIA.org.pl (in Polish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ Pashuto 1968, p. 44.
  10. ^ Pashuto 1968, p. 151.
  11. ^ Pashuto 1968, p. 152.
  12. ^ "Zwycięskie wojny Polski z Rusią i Rosją na przestrzeni wieków | HISTORIA.org.pl - historia, kultura, muzea, matura, rekonstrukcje i recenzje historyczne". HISTORIA.org.pl (in Polish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2024. Rozwścieczony Bolesław w bitwie po Wilichowem zmiażdżył wschodniego władcę skutecznie wybijając mu z głowy walki z Polską.
  13. ^ Pashuto 1968, p. 153.
  14. ^ Pashuto 1968, p. 159.
  15. ^ Włodarski 1927, p. 15—16.
  16. ^ Włodarski 1927, p. 87.
  17. ^ Włodarski 1927, p. 39.
  18. ^ a b c Włodarski 1927, p. 50.
  19. ^ a b c d e Włodarski 1927, p. 88.
  20. ^ Pashuto 1968, p. 252.
  21. ^ a b Andrzej Rozwałka (2019). „Wrota” na pograniczu polsko-ruskim w kontekście znanej bitwy polsko-ruskiej w 1266 r. w nieznanym miejscu. Glosa do dyskusji nad lokalizacją (in Polish). Lublin: University of Lublin.
  22. ^ Kotlar 2003, p. 322.
  23. ^ a b Nowak, A. (2010). Historia Polski. Kalendarium dziejów: Pradzieje-1655. p. 183.
  24. ^ a b Leszczyńscy, A.; Leszczyńscy, M. Najważniejsze wydarzenia w historii Polski i świata. p. 35.
  25. ^ a b "Stosunki polsko-węgierskie za panowania dynastii piastowskiej | HISTORIA.org.pl - historia, kultura, muzea, matura, rekonstrukcje i recenzje historyczne". HISTORIA.org.pl (in Polish). 14 December 2009.
  26. ^ a b "Jak Kazimierz Wielki przyłączył do Królestwa Polskiego Ruś Halicką ze Lwowem (fragment książki prof. Krzysztofa Ożoga "Narodziny potęgi")". Kresy24.pl - Wschodnia Gazeta Codzienna (in Polish).
  27. ^ Aistė Kučinskienė; Viktorija Šeina; Brigita Speičytė (2021). Literary Canon Formation as Nation-Building in Central Europe and the Baltics. Koninklijke Bril. p. 140. doi:10.1163/9789004457713_008. ISBN 978-90-04-45771-3. As a result, on 1st November 1918 the Polish-Ukrainian war of Eastern Galicia broke out. It spread throughout the entire province and ended with a Polish victory only in mid-July 1919.

Bibliography

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  • Włodarski, Bronisław (1927), Polityka ruska Leszka białego, vol. III, Lviv: Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Poznaniu