Battle of Mogilev (1581)
| Battle of Mogilev | |||||||
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| Part of the Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Tsardom of Russia Tatars | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Marcin Kazanowski Krzysztof Radziwiłł Temryk Szymkowicz |
Ivan IV the Terrible Roman Buturlin † Nikita Czerkaski † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 hussars 300 light cavalry Unknown amount of riflemen or civilians |
30,000–45,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Large amount of horses Some wounded | Unknown | ||||||
| Many villages burned down | |||||||
The Battle of Mogilev took place on 27 June 1581 during the Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory. It was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth led by Marcin Kazanowski and Krzysztof Radziwiłł against the Tsardom of Russia and Tatars led by Ivan the Terrible. After 7 hours of fighting on an open field, it resulted in a Polish–Lithuanian victory.