siege, early modern

Siege of Belaya

Name: Siege of Belaya
Location: Bely, Russia

Siege of Belaya was a siege conducted in February 1634 at Bely, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Smolensk War, which ran from 1632 to 1634. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,000.

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FoughtFebruary 1634

WhereBely, Russia55.833N, 32.933E

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstTsardom of Russia

Casualties and losses4,000 casualtiesandUnknown

Part ofSmolensk War1632 to 1634

Where it sits in the Smolensk War

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Record

Date	February 1634 (month precision) to March 1634
Place	Bely, Russia 55.833N, 32.933E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	Unknown	1,000
Casualties and losses	4,000 casualties	Unknown
Commanders	Władysław IV Vasa	Fyodor Volkonsky

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Solovyovo crossing 1941, 102 km S
Siege of Dorogobuzh 1632, 104 km S
Battle of Vyazma 1812, 111 km SE
Battle of Vedrosha 1500, 118 km S
Battle of Valutino 1812, 121 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of Smoleńskiem 1633
All 5 engagements of Smolensk War

Elsewhere in 1634

Siege of Belaya is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4329624, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Belaya, revision 1370739383, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.