Pylyp Orlyk's March on the Right-bank Ukraine: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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=== Fight near Lysianka ===

{{Main|Battle of Lysianka 1711}}

In late February or early March, the alliance army continued the move. It was headed to the only still respected Moscow outpost on the Right Bank of Ukraine — [[Bila Tserkva]]. The route ran first to the east, to [[Zvenyhorodka]], and from there — to the northwest, to the [[Ros (river)|river Ros]].<ref>Переписка Орлика й інших діячів походу в Чтен. Импер. Москов. Истор. Обід. 1847, No.&nbsp;1, с. 66</ref> The goal was, obviously, to seize the whole Right-bank Ukraine all the way to the Dnieper river: for that the capture of the Bila Tserkva was essential.