REJESTR JEŃCÓW POLSKICH NA KRYMIE Z 1649 ROKU
THE REGISTER OF THE POLISH CAPTIVES IN CRIMEA FROM THE YEAR 1649

Summary/Abstract: The register of the Polish captives in Crimea taken during the Khmelnytsky Uprising comes from the letters of the Brandenburgian diplomats in Warsaw: Andreas Adersbach and Johann von Hoverbeck. Those letters are stored in GStAPK, located in Berlin-Dahlem. The register contains about 150 names, mainly cavalry unit companions and officers, taken captive during the Zhovti Vody campaign (21st April–16th May 1648) and battle of Korsun (26th May 1648). It describes the place of their hostage, sometimes mentioning the amount of ransom. The register was probably made in the first half of 1649, and could have been ordered by Jeremi Wiśniowiecki. It might have been used by the Ruthenian voivode to prepare a special list for the Crown’s finance office, which contained the names of the captives and exact amount of ransom needed to be paid for them. This list is mentioned in the documents of the military commission which was held in March 1650.

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