# Yan Sapyeha — The Deluge character guide > Yan Sapyeha in The Deluge by Henryk Sienkiewicz. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Sapyeha, Yan, Pan Yan, Pan Sapyeha, Pan Yan Sapyeha, the honest Sapyeha **First appearance:** 0007-i ## Snapshot A Lithuanian commander whose fondness for feasting and fair company nearly costs him a war, and whose courage no one doubts. ## Who they are Yan Sapyeha is the voevoda whose table is always full and whose attention is always half elsewhere—dancing while Swedish guns are being dug in across the water. His officers watch in dismay as he waves off reports of the enemy's movement, certain the crossing is a feint. He is no coward, but his appetites make him dangerous to his own cause, and the disaster at the river becomes a lesson in what a commander's pleasures can cost. ## In the story ### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/xliii) Mentioned as the voevoda of Vityebsk who beat Radzivill in Podlyasye. ### [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lii) Mentioned as gaining ground at Tykotsin and involved in the federation against the Swedes. ### [LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/liv) Mentioned as a leader of the confederation and as besieging the traitor Radzivill at Tykotsin. ### [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lvii) Couriers are sent to Sapyeha, who after storming Tykotsin marches his army south with forced marches. ### [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lviii) Sent a squadron under Volodyovski to the king; granted the grand baton of Lithuania by Yan Kazimir. ### [LXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxi) Mentioned as the person to whom Anusia would be escorted to secure her inheritance. ### [LXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxiii) The hetman quartered at Byala, receives Kmita graciously, defends him against past calumnies, and prepares the army to accept him. ### [LXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxiv) Hetman commanding the camp at Byala, cautious and weighing plans, later convinced to advance. ### [LXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxv) The hetman leading the pursuit; he praises Kmita's efforts, negotiates with Sakovich, and agrees to help Kmita by detaining Sakovich as a hostage. ### [LXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxvi) Referenced as the hetman who sent Kmita with a letter and safe-conduct. ### [LXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxvii) Hetman who listens to Kmita's account, advises against excessive vengeance, and later shares Charnyetski's urgent letter; blesses Kmita's decision to join the national cause. ### [LXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxix) Yan Sapyeha advises Karl Gustav on Zamoyski's character and suggests flattery as a tactic. ### [LXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxiv) Grand hetman of Lithuania, positions his army on the San and meets with Charnyetski. ### [LXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxvi) Attends the council and is assigned to watch Karl Gustav with the Lithuanian army. ### [LXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxvii) Criticized for feasting and poor judgment during the siege, and for ordering Volodyovski's return. ### [LXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxix) Suffers internally from a new 'confusion' that could affect his fame; warmly embraced by the king upon his arrival. ### [LXXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxxi) Lithuanian leader who commands his troops in the assault on the Church of the Holy Ghost. ### [LXXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxxiii) Mentioned as the opponent Boguslav is preparing to fight. ### [LXXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/lxxxvii) Sapyeha is mentioned as being two days distant from Boguslav's camp, and his arrival is awaited in Jmud. ### [XCII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/xcii) Mentioned as having given Kmita chain-mail. ### [XCV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/chapters/xcv) Hetman Sapyeha sends the order for Kmita to march south against Rakotsy. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/characters/yan_sapyeha - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_deluge_se/characters