Khotyn

war in South-Eastern Europe (1672–1676)

The Commonwealth during a period of political factionalism and renewed military pressure from the Ottoman Empire and Crimean Khanate.

1673 battle where Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under John Sobieski defeated Ottoman Empire forces under Hussain Pasha

Grand Hetman of the Crown and commander of the Commonwealth forces victorious at Khotyn in 1673; he became king later that year.

Strategic fortress in Podolia, besieged and captured by Ottoman forces in 1672.

Southeastern region of the Commonwealth and the principal theater of the 1672 Ottoman campaign.

Political center of the Commonwealth during the succession and mobilization period preceding the Ottoman invasion.