Siege of Opochka

Siege of Opochka
Part of Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War
Date20 September - 18 October 1517
LocationOpochka fortress
56°42′43″N 28°39′23″E / 56.71194°N 28.65639°E / 56.71194; 28.65639Coordinates: 56°42′43″N 28°39′23″E / 56.71194°N 28.65639°E / 56.71194; 28.65639
Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland		 Grand Duchy of Moscow
Commanders and leaders
Konstanty Ostrogski
Janusz Świerczowski
Jerzy Radziwiłł		 Vasily Morozov Saltykov
Fedor Telepnev Spade Obolensky
Ivan Lacki
Strength
14,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
About 5,500 Unknown

The Siege of Opochka was an unsuccessful attempt by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland to conquer the Muscovite fortress of Opochka during the Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War.

References

  1. ↑ Carol Stevens (2007). Russia's Wars of Emergence 1460-1730. Routledge. p. 59. ISBN 978-0582218918.
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