Hlukhiv Regiment
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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.
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Hlukhiv Regiment Глухівський полк | |
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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) |
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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.