Władysław Wilczkowski ( Polish: Władysław Wilczkowski ; c. 1630 - September 18, 1683 ) - Polish military, hussar officer and lieutenant , Wisky and Zvynogrodsky warden.
| Vladislav Vilchkovsky | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms Elite | |
| Date of Birth | c. 1630 |
| Date of death | September 18, 1683 |
| Affiliation |  Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Type of army | cavalry |
| Rank | hussar lieutenant , elder of the Viskian and Zvinnogrodsky |
| Commanded | hussar banners |
| Battles / wars | Polish-Swedish war 1655 - 1660 , Battle of Varca (1656) The Russian-Polish war (1654-1667) , the battle of Lubar (1660) , the battle of Slobodische (1660) and the battle of Chudnov (1660) Battle of Vienna (1683) |
Biography
Representative of the Polish gentry clan Wilczkowski coat of arms " Elite ".
During the Swedish invasion ( 1655 ), Vladislav Vilchkovsky commanded the hussar banners of the governor of Sandomierz Vladislav Myshkovsky (220 horsemen). In 1656, he took part in the winter campaign of Stephen Charnetsky , participated in the Battle of Varca.
During the Russo-Polish War (1654-1667), Vladislav Vilchkovsky commanded the hussar banners in the Polish military campaign in Ukraine in 1660 (the battles of Lubar, Chudnov and Slobodisch). He commanded the hussar banners of the governor of Krakow Alexander Mikhail Lubomirsky . On September 26, 1660, he led the persecution of the retreating army of Vasily Sheremetev and Timofei Tsetsura. In the vicinity of Lyubar, the hussars of Vilchkovsky and Vizhitsky (about 140 horsemen) attacked the rearguard of the Russian-Cossack army (700 Russian cuirassiers and 2,500 Cossack infantry), partially defeating and dispersing the enemy. Samuel Leshchinsky , describing the campaign in Ukraine, wrote: “ Vilchkovsky earned immortal fame ” [1] .
In 1672, Vladislav Vilchkovsky became famous for his victory over the Tatars in the battle of Krasnobrod , where he attacked superior enemy forces with two hussar banners and recaptured his loot.
In 1683, Vladislav Vilchkovsky was the commander of the hussar banners Stanislav Heraclius of Lubomirsky [2] and participated in the Vienna battle against the Ottoman Turks.
The Polish king Jan III Sobieski wrote about the sudden death of Lieutenant V. Vilchkovsky in his "letters to Marysenka" [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Samuel Leszczyński, Potrzeba z Szeremetem, hetmanem moskiewskim, iz Kozakami w roku Pańskim 1660 od Polaków wygrana , Kraków 1661, drukarnia S. Lenczewskiego Bertutowica, (wyd. Anonimowe); egz. Biblioteka Narodowa, sygn. XVII.3.15033
- ↑ Jan Wimmer, Wiedeń 1683, Warszawa 1983, s. 220.
- ↑ Jan III Sobieski, “Listy do Marysieńki”, opracował Leszek Kukulski, Czytelnik 1970 Warszawa.