The Hlukhiv Regiment (Ukrainian: Глухівський полк, romanized: Hlukhivskyi polk) was one the territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate. The regiment's capital was the city of Hlukhiv, now in Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine.
| Hlukhiv Regiment Глухівський полк | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms | |
| Active | 1663 - 1665 |
| Country | Cossack Hetmanate |
| Allegiance | Ivan Briukhovetsky |
| Type | Cossack Regiment |
| Size | 6 sotnias |
| Garrison/HQ | Hlukhiv, Ukraine |
| Engagements | Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) |
The Hlukhiv Regiment was founded in 1663 by hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky. It was formed from sotnias of Nizhyn Regiment located on different bank of Seym river.[1]
After its abolition in 1665, all of the sotnias went back to Nizhyn Regiment.
Structure edit
The regiment comprised 6 sotnias:
- Voronizh
- Hlukhiv
- Korop
- Krolevets
- Novi Mlyny
- Yampil
Commanders edit
All commanders were Colonels.
- Kyrylo Hulianytskyi 1663-1664
- Vasyl Cherkashchenytsia 1664-1665
References edit
- ^ Struk, Danylo (August 31, 1993). Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Volume III: L-Pf (2nd Revised ed.). University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. ISBN 0802039936.
Sources edit
Заруба, Віктор (2007), Адміністративно-територіальний устрій та адміністрація Війська Запорозького у 1648-1782 рр. [Administrative-territorial structure and administration of the Zaporizhzhya Army in 1648-1782.] (in Ukrainian), Dnipro: Lira, ISBN 978-966-383-095-7