Colonels of the Zaporizhzhya Army in 1649

After the liberation war led by Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, one of the most important documents recording the state of the Zaporizhzhya Army was the register of 1649. This register contained information about colonels and other senior positions, as well as the total number of Cossack troops. The register became an important historical source that allows us to understand the structure and leadership of the Cossack army of that time. Here is the list of colonels who entered this register:

• Mikhailo Luchchenko

  Regiment: Kaniv regiment

  Contribution: General Osavul, an active participant in the Khmelnytsky region, managed the security of the hetman and the government.

• Yakiv Voronchenko

  Regiment: Cherkasy and Prylutsky regiments

  Contribution: Companion of hetmans Petro Doroshenko and Ostap Gogol, led troops in key battles of the Khmelnytskyi period.

• Mikhailo Hromika

  Regiment: Belotserki regiment

  Contribution: Active participant in the liberation war, commandant of the Belotserk fortress, participant in peace negotiations with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

• Zhdanovich Anton

  Regiment: Kyiv Regiment

  Contribution: The commanding hetman, a diplomat, headed embassies to the Ottoman Empire, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Moscow Empire.

• Mozyrya Lukyan

  Regiment: Korsun Regiment

  Contribution: Military figure, participated in the battles of Zhovty Vody and Korsun, elected Korsun colonel after the death of S. Morozenka.

• Danilo Nechai

  Regiment: Bratslav Regiment

  Contribution: Participant of the liberation war, took part in the battles of Yellow Waters, Korsun and Zborovo, organizer of the Bratslav regiment.

• Ivan Chornota

  Regiment: Zhivotiv regiment

  Contribution: General of the transport, managed the compilation of the Register of the Zaporizhzhya Army after the conclusion of the Treaty of Zboriv.

• Semen Savich

  Regiment: Kaniv regiment

  Contribution: Carried out important diplomatic assignments of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, participated in battles and campaigns of the Ukrainian army against Poland.

• Osip Hlukh

  Regiment: Umansky Regiment

  Contribution: Took part in the battles of the Ukrainian army against Poland, defended Uman from Polish troops, died of the plague during the plague.

• Pushkarenko Martyn

  Regiment: Poltava Regiment

  Contribution: Took part in the liberation war, opposed Vyhovsky, organized the Pushkar and Barabash uprisings.

• Jalalii Filon Prokopovich

  Regiment: Prylutsky, Cherkasy, Kropyvnyansky regiments

  Contribution: One of the outstanding commanders of the Liberation War, an associate of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

• Loboda Fedir

  Regiment: Pereyaslav Regiment

  Contribution: The judge general, a participant in the Battle of Konotop, died in Moscow captivity.

• Matvii Hladkii

  Regiment: Myrhorod Regiment

  Contribution: The leader of the anti-Polish uprising on the Left Bank, executed by order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

• Nosach Tymish Ivanovich

  Regiment: Ostersky, Prylutskyi, Bratslavskyi regiments

  Contribution: General of the train, associate of Hetmans Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, Ivan Vyhovskyi, Yury Khmelnytskyi and Pavel Teteri.

• Shumeiko Prokip

  Regiment: Nizhinsky Regiment

  Contribution: Companion of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, died in the Battle of Berestets.

• Nebaba Martin

  Regiment: Borzensky, Chernihiv regiments

  Contribution: The organizer of the uprising against the Polish authorities in the Chernihiv Voivodeship, died in battle on the Belarusian front.

Registry value

The Register of the Zaporizhzhya Army of 1649 is an important document that reflects the composition and numbers of the Cossack army after the victories and defeats of the liberation war. It testifies to the strength and organization of the Ukrainian army, as well as to the role of each colonel in these historical events. The contribution of each colonel to the struggle for the freedom of Ukraine is invaluable, and their names remain in history as symbols of courage and devotion to their Motherland.

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