# Prince Yeremi Vishnyevetski — With Fire and Sword character guide > Prince Yeremi Vishnyevetski in With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Prince Yeremi, Vishnyevetski, Yeremi **First appearance:** 0001-ii ## Snapshot A prince who fights a war he cannot win alone, his iron pride cracking under the Commonwealth's refusal to let him command as he sees fit. ## Who they are Yeremi is the great military hope of the Polish side, a voevoda whose colonels would follow him to the last drop of blood. But when the voevoda of Kiev refuses to join his campaign, he must swallow humiliation from his own countrymen while the Cossack fire spreads. His private agony — pride, exhaustion, gray creeping into his hair — makes him the novel's tragic center of gravity, not merely its general. ## Relationships ### [Princess Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/princess_helena) _family_ Prince Yeremi Vishnyevetski is Princess Helena's guardian and relative, fiercely protective of her honor and safety. ### [Princess Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/princess_helena) _family_ Prince Yeremi Vishnyevetski is Princess Helena's guardian and relative, fiercely protective of her honor and safety. ### [Princess Helena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/princess_helena) _family_ Prince Yeremi Vishnyevetski is Princess Helena's guardian and relative, fiercely protective of her honor and safety. ## In the story ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as Skshetuski's commander, to whom Skshetuski delivered a letter to the Crimean Khan. ### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/v) Holds court in Lubni; receives the Wallachian envoy Rozvan Ursu; decides to send regiments to Kudák but does not yet attach great importance to Hmelnitski's rebellion. ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/vi) Summons Bykhovets for a secret mission to the Saitch; later agrees to transfer the mission to Skshetuski, showing favor and trust. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xi) His letter to the koshevoi ataman is read aloud, demanding the delivery of Hmelnitski and peace in Christian lands. ### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xv) Mentioned as a potential savior; Skshetuski hopes he will join the hetmans and turn the tide. ### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xvi) Feared by Hmelnitski and the Cossacks; his reputation for crushing rebellion spreads terror and influences Hmelnitski's strategy. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xvii) Referenced as Skshetuski's prince and a feared authority; Zagloba fears his wrath if involved in Bogun's plot. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xx) Mentioned as a fearsome prince whose impending arrival Zagloba uses to scare the peasants. ### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxi) His forces are stationed near Lubni; his reputation causes fear among rebels and peasants. ### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxii) Receives Hmelnitski's letter, sees through the deception, orders execution of envoys, and plans military response to the rebellion. ### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxiii) Welcomes Skshetuski with tears, urges him to bear his loss and prepare for battle. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxiv) Leads the army from Lubni, swears an oath to crush the rebellion, and deals with forest fires set by Cossacks. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxv) Leads the army through the wilderness, oversees the march, and bids farewell to his wife and court at Mozir. ### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxvii) Leads the council and battle, decides for war, clashes with the voevoda of Kiev, and commands the hussars against Krívonos. ### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxviii) Sends Skshetuski on a mission to recruit colonels, but is disappointed by their refusal. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxix) Emaciated and gray-haired from struggle, he receives the bad news with tragic calm, then rallies his colonels and decides to march to Konstantinoff. ### [The Night March to Konstantinoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxx) Leads the army, holds a council of war, and orders the march toward the enemy after the fire is sighted. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxxi) Commands the battle from Kruja Mogila; receives captured banners. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxxii) Leads a strategic retreat and counterattack, defeating Krívonos decisively. ### [Chapter XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxxiii) Struggles with his conscience and ambition, ultimately deciding to obey lawful authority despite the army's devotion to him. ### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xxxviii) Referenced as the feared leader whose supposed approach causes panic among the Cossacks. ### [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xli) His division is the target of Bogun's expedition; later, his advice is ignored by the Commonwealth commanders at Pilavtsi. ### [Chapter XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xlii) Present at the council; refuses the command offered by the assembly, citing respect for the appointed leaders. ### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xliii) Reflects on the decay of the Commonwealth and secretly leaves Lvov to gather forces. ### [Chapter XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xliv) Anxiously observes the election, fearing negotiations with Hmelnitski will weaken the Commonwealth and that he will be passed over for command. ### [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xlvi) Hears of Bogun's slaying with indifference, praises Volodyovski, and sends him to inform Skshetuski about the search for Helena. ### [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/xlvii) Travels with the king to Krakow; Skshetuski has sent a request for leave to him. ### [LIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/liii) Comes to Zbaraj to assemble forces; excluded from command by the Commonwealth despite his military prowess. ### [Chapter LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lvii) Prince Yeremi takes command of the Polish forces, restores order, and inspires the troops with his presence and leadership. ### [Chapter LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lviii) Commands the defense, surveys the Cossack works, and orders the sally despite the difficult conditions. ### [LIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lix) Leads by example, sleeping on bare ground at the rampart, drinking gorailka, and eating dried horseflesh, enduring toils beyond his lordly position. ### [Chapter LX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lx) Accepts the knights' offer and sets the order of the mission; inspects the ramparts at night. ### [The King's Decision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lxii) Mentioned as besieged at Zbaraj, still holding out against the Khan and Hmelnitski. ### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/epilogue) Leads the left wing at Berestechko, armorless and bareheaded, initiates the decisive engagement and triumphs. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters/prince_yeremi_vishnyevetski - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/characters