Battle of Lipitsa
| Battle of Lipitsa | |||||||||
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| Part of the Vladimir-Suzdal war of succession (1212–1216) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Rostov (Konstantin) Novgorod (Mstislav) Supported by: Rostislavichi of Smolensk |
Vladimir (Yuri) Zalessky (Yaroslav) Supported by: Olgovichi of Chernigov | ||||||||
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Konstantin Vsevolodovich Mstislav Mstislavich |
Yuri Vsevolodovich Yaroslav Vsevolodovich | ||||||||
The Battle of Lipitsa (Russian: Ли́пицкая би́тва) was the decisive battle in the Vladimir-Suzdal war of succession (1212–1216), the struggle over the grand princely throne following the death of Vsevolod the Big Nest. In the battle, fought on 22 April 1216, the forces of Mstislav the Bold and Konstantin Vsevolodovich defeated those of Konstantin's younger brothers Yuri Vsevolodovich and Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. Konstantin took the throne of Vladimir and reigned as grand prince until his death two years later.