Hlukhiv Regiment

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
Active1663 - 1665
CountryCossack Hetmanate
AllegianceIvan Briukhovetsky
TypeCossack Regiment
Size6 sotnias
Garrison/HQHlukhiv, Ukraine
EngagementsRusso-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

The regiment comprised 6 sotnias:

  • Voronizh
  • Hlukhiv
  • Korop
  • Krolevets
  • Novi Mlyny
  • Yampil
Hlukhiv regiment sotnias location

Commanders

All commanders were Colonels.

  • Kyrylo Hulianytskyi 1663-1664
  • Vasyl Cherkashchenytsia 1664-1665

References
  1. 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

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

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