Battle of the Ula

Battle of Ula
Part of the Livonian War
Date26 January 1564
Location
North of Chashniki (modern Belarus)
54°53′51″N 29°09′18″E / 54.89750°N 29.15500°E / 54.89750; 29.15500
Result Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Pyotr Shuysky †
Strength
4,000–6,000 or 10,000 17,000−24,000
Casualties and losses
20 dead, 700 injured Russian chronicles:
150–700 dead
Lithuanian claims:
9,000 to 20,000 dead
Independent estimate:
1,500 to 2,000 killed, wounded or captured
Location within Belarus
Battle of the Ula (European Russia)

The Battle of the Ula or Battle of Chashniki was fought during the Livonian War on 26 January 1564 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Tsardom of Russia on the Ula River (tributary of the Daugava River) north of Chashniki in the Vitebsk Region. The Russian troops, unarmed and moving in a loose formation, were taken by complete surprise and defeated, losing their large wagon train.

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