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Mikolaj Potocki

Mikolaj Potocki (1626-1676) was a Polish nobleman and general. The son of hetman Mikolaj Potocki, he fought at the Battle of Zboriv in 1649 and served as a Tatar hostage after the Battle of Korsun. In 1654, he became captain of the Cossack banner and participated in the Tyszowiec Confederation's rebellion against Janusz Radziwiłł in 1655. Elected to the Sejm in 1658 and 1667, he took command of Kamieniec Podolski in 1672 and was forced to surrender to the Turks on 25 August. He died in 1676.

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