Monument to Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny (1582-1622) in Kiev, Ukraine
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachnyi (1570 in Kulchyntsi - March 20, 1622 in Kiev), was a Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host from 1614–1622, a brilliant military leader both on land and sea. Some historians have him elected Hetman as early as 1606 for a short time but his strict military discipline did not yet sit well with the Cossacks who relieved him of this position. Nonetheless in 1606 the Zaporozhian Host under Sahaidachniy's command sailed into the Black sea in their open row-boats "chaiki", attacked 10 Turkish galleys anchored in the harbor of Varna, then a Turkish port and then took the city by storm. Under his leadership he re-organized the Ukrainian Cossack armies into a formidable force by reviewing the weaponry available to his Cossack forces, incorporated renegade bands into the regular army, imposed strict discipline and eradicated negative elements from the army. He also demonstrated ability as a politician and a civic leader by uniting civilian Ukrainians, the cossacks and the Orthodox clergy into a nation. His troops played a significant role in the battle of Khotyn against the Turks in 1621. While being a Cossack Hetman, he transformed the Cossack Host into a regular military formation and imparted a statist character to the whole Cossack movement. He also defeated the forces of the Moscovy Saviour of Motherland Dmitry Pozharsky in 1618 and together with Chodkiewicz stormed the Arbat Gates of the old Moscow.
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Location: Monument to Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Kontraktova Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Eastern Europe
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