# The Lyakhs — Short Fiction character guide

> The Lyakhs in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lyakhs, the Poles, Poles

**First appearance:** 0012-taras-bulba

## Who they are

Polish nobles and soldiers who fight against the Cossacks.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/vii)

The Polish forces besieged in the city; they sally forth and are repelled by the Cossacks.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/ix)

The Polish enemy forces, reinforced and surrounding the Cossacks in the forest.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/xi)

The Polish authorities and crowd that oversee and spectate the execution of the Cossacks.

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