Battle of Borysthenes
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| Battle of Borysthenes | |||||||
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| Part of Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Muscovy | Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
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| Unknown | Sigismund I | ||||||
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| 80,000 soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Borysthenes of 1512 was a battle of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars. The Polish forces under Sigismund I defeated the Muscovite army of 80,000. The Russian side suffered enormous casualties.
[edit] References
- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).
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