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Commonwealth and marry his daughter
Rozanda to B. Khmelnytsky’s son Tymosh.
June The battle of Berestechko. Retreat of Tatar
1651 army, which left the battlefield and exposed
the flanks resulted in complete defeat of
Cossack army. The peace treaty of Bila
Tserkva became the aftermath of the battle.
September The peace treaty of Bila Tserkva:
1651 1) the Cossack territory was restricted to
Kyiv voivodeship;
2) Cossack register was decreased to 20
thousand;
3) “the registered-out”, those, who did not
remain in the register, had to return to their
masters and the previous state;
4) B. Khmelnytsky was subjected the crown
hetman’s authority;
5) B. Khmelnytsky’s right to keep up foreign
policy relations was restricted.
Evaluating the Treaty of Bila Tserkva, it is
worth mentioning, that B. Khmelnytsky
considered it as a tactic step aimed at winning
some time and gather forces.
May The battle of Batih. Having gathered forces,
1652 B. Khmelnysky began a fresh advance, which
resulted in surrounding and further defeat of
the Polish army. M. Kalynovsky, an army
commander, died. The Ukrainian army
occupied the territory of Ukraine up to the
Sluch river.
September The death of B. Khmelnytsky’s son Tymosh
1653 under the town of Suchava during the
campaign to Moldaviya to support V. Lupul

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