On December 12, Răzvan's army skirmished with a twice smaller Polish force near Suceava. Commander Jan Potocki tried unsuccessfully to resolve the conflict with Răzvan. However, Răzvan was not eager to negotiate, so Potocki gave him the battle. Răzvan's forces spread out on a mountain sheltered by palisades, while the Poles took up a position in the valley opposite. The Poles opened the battle with artillery fire, killing one of the commanders of Răzvan's forces in the process. The shelling was followed by a counterattack by the Transylvanian cavalry, which was smashed by Potocki, the Poles broke into Răzvan's camp, who defended himself bravely although he had to give way and retreat with the remnants of his troops. Răzvan, however, did not escape far and was quickly caught, Jeremi Moghila showed him no mercy and after long torture ordered him to be impaled.[3]
References
^Marek Plewczyński, Wojny i wojskowość polska w XVI wieku Tom III. Lata 1576-1599, Zabrze-Tarnowskie Góry 2013, Infort Editions, p 302-304, ISBN978-83-64023-10-1
Mychajlo S. Hruševs·kyj, Andrzej Poppe, History of Ukraine-Rus': The Cossack age, 1654 - 1657, (2008) Canadian Inst. of Ukrainian Studies Press, page 471
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