Danylo Nechay
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Danylo Nechay (1612— †February 20, 1651) was a Cossack military commander and activist, a leader during the Cossack-Polish War, Colonel of Bratslav
from 1648–51 and the brother of Ivan Nechay.
Nechay was thought to have been born in Bar
to a noble family. He was honoured for his role in the battles for Medzhybizh
and Zbarazh
and the Battle of Zboriv in 1649. In 1651 he commanded the south-western front. He was opposed to the signing of the Treaty of Zboriv
in 1649; he believed it compromised the position of the Cossacks. With Tymish Khmelnytsky he took part in the campaign against Moldavia, and captured the city of Iaşi
in September 1650. He died in battle with numerically superior Polish forces led by Polish hetman
Marcin Kalinowski
in the town of Krasne
in the Podil region
. A Ukrainian folk hero, he is often sung about in folk songs.
A granite obelisk was erected on his grave in 1954.
Bratslav
Bratslav |Breslov]] as the name of a Hasidic group, which originated from this town) is a townlet in Ukraine, located in the Nemyriv Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, by the Southern Bug river. It is a medieval European city having dramatically lost its importance during 19th-20th centuries...
from 1648–51 and the brother of Ivan Nechay.
Nechay was thought to have been born in Bar
Bar, Ukraine
Bar is a city located on the Rov River in the Vinnytsia Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Barskyi Raion , and is part of the historic region of Podolia. The current estimated population is 17,200 .-History:The city was a small trade outpost named Row...
to a noble family. He was honoured for his role in the battles for Medzhybizh
Medzhybizh
Medzhybizh, previously known as Mezhybozhe, population 1731, is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is located in the Letychivsky Raion , 25 kilometres from the Khmelnytskyi on the main highway between Khmelnytskyi and Vinnytsia at the confluence of the Southern Buh and...
and Zbarazh
Zbarazh
Zbarazh is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazh Raion , and is located in the historic region of Galicia....
and the Battle of Zboriv in 1649. In 1651 he commanded the south-western front. He was opposed to the signing of the Treaty of Zboriv
Treaty of Zboriv
The Treaty of Zboriv was signed on August 17, 1649, after the Battle of Zboriv when the Crown forces of about 25,000 led by king John II Casimir of Poland clashed against a combined force of Cossacks and Crimean Tatars, led by hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and khan İslâm III Giray of Crimea...
in 1649; he believed it compromised the position of the Cossacks. With Tymish Khmelnytsky he took part in the campaign against Moldavia, and captured the city of Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
in September 1650. He died in battle with numerically superior Polish forces led by Polish hetman
Hetman
Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
Marcin Kalinowski
Marcin Kalinowski
Marcin Kalinowski Field Crown Hetman, was a Polish magnate and nobleman , Kalinowa coat of arms. Son of fallen at the battle of Cecora Walenty Aleksander Kalinowski. He began his studies in Poland and continued his education at the University of Leuven...
in the town of Krasne
Krasne
Krasne is a name of several locations in Ukraine:* Krasne , a village in Krasnoarmiisk Raion * Krasne , a town near Lviv, site of Krasne longwave transmitter* See Krásné for locations in the Czech Republic....
in the Podil region
Podolia
The region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
. A Ukrainian folk hero, he is often sung about in folk songs.
A granite obelisk was erected on his grave in 1954.
External links
Further reading
- Viacheslav Lypynsky. Participation of Nobility in the Great Ukrainian Revolution Under the Command of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky /Collected works, vol. 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1980 (polish and Ukrainian bilingual text).
- Яковенко Н.М. Українська шляхта з кiнця XIV до середини XVII столiття. Волинь i Центральна Україна, Київ 2008.
- Петровський М.Н. Визвольна війна українського народу проти гніту шляхетської Польщі і приєднання України до Росії (1648–1654), Київ 1939.