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The Lutheran family of Berens (Behrens) came from Denmark, probably had peasant or bourgeois roots, while in the 16th century its members lived in the area of Ducal Prussia. In the mid-17th century, four brothers were identified – Jan, Jakub, Jerzy, also Paweł, who served in the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and who, thanks to their own abilities and royal protection, reached high military levels.

The siege of Kamieniec Podolski in August 1672 was one of the crucial military events of Polish-Turkish war of 1672-1676. As a result of this event Osman Empire captured Podole together with Kamieniec Podolski and large part of right-bank Ukraine.