La bataille de Verkiai se déroula du 24 septembre au 11 octobre 1658, pendant la guerre russo-polonaise qui opposa la république des Deux Nations au tsarat de Russie de 1654 à 1667.
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Battle of Verkiai fought in autumn of 1658 between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia marked the resumption of hostilities in the Russo-Polish War; it ended with Russian victory.
Russians, close to signing a peace treaty with Sweden) decided to resume the war with Poland in order to gain control over the disputed Ruthenian territories. After the inconclusive negotiations with the Poles in Vilnius, army of prince Yury Dolgorukov attacked the Polish units guarding the Polish delegations near Verkiai. Polish troops were taken by surprise and were defeated, Russians took many prisoners, including the Polish leader, hetman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski; Gosiewski would remain a hostage for four years. Another Polish commander, hetman Paweł Jan Sapieha, would be later blamed for not coming to the aid of Gosiewski due to personal friction between them.
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Verkiai Palace is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Verkiai, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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The Verkė is a small rivulet in Vilnius, Lithuania, which gave the name to the Verkiai neighborhood. According to the legend, the Verkė was the birthplace of the semi-legendary pagan priest Lizdeika, a forefather of the Radziwiłł family, a Polish princely family.
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Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics in Vilnius, Lithuania is a teaching hospital of the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine. Santaros Klinikos is co-funded by the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and Vilnius University. It has a staff of 5372 employees, including 1409 medical doctors, 1978 nurses and other highly qualified professionals. More than 370 professors and doctorates and 4 academics are providing assistance to the patients.
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Jeruzalė is a neighborhood of Vilnius under the administration of the Verkiai eldersip. It is located just north of the Vilnius city center, neighboring with Santariškės, Verkiai, Baltupiai, and Visoriai, approximately bordered by the Mokslininkų street in the north, Iron Wolf street in the west, Ateities street in the south, and the Jeruzalė street in the east.
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(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Battle of Werki » (voir la liste des auteurs).
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