Wokół wyprawy Jeremiego Wiśniowieckiego w stepy tatarskie z 1647 roku

Although much space in historical literature was devoted to Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, some aspects of his political and military activities are still uncertain. One of them is the issue of his expedition to the Tartar steppes conducted in the autumn of 1647. Historians claim that this event was consulted with the King, who was facing the failure of his war plans against the Ottomans and tried to provoke the Tartars belonging to the Horde to attack the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, no documents survive that could confirm that thesis. On the other hand, this scenario is based on an exemption of Mikołaj Potocki, commanded to Wiśniowiecki in November 1647. According to the information contained in this source, the Governor was not able to come due to the King’s command, ordering him to support the army on the Left-bank Ukraine.