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Battle of Blue Waters

Battle of Blue Waters was a battle fought on 24 September 1362 in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 3 months. It was part of Great Troubles, which ran from 1359 to 1380. The recorded result: Lithuanian–Moldavian victory. Recorded strength: 20,000–25,000 against 10,000–20,000.

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Stamps of Lithuania, 2012
Stamps of Lithuania, 2012. Post of Lithuania, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 September 1362lasted 3 months
WhereUkraine48.658N, 30.783E
OutcomeLithuanian–Moldavian victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of Lithuania; Principality of MoldaviaagainstGolden Horde
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofGreat Troubles1359 to 1380

Record

Date24 September 1362
to 25 December 1362
PlaceUkraine
48.658N, 30.783E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changePrincipality of Kiev became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Principality of Moldavia breaks off from the Golden Horde's influence
Strength20,000–25,00010,000–20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Algirdas
  • Fyodor Koriatovych
  • Bogdan the Founder
  • Abdallāh (Golden Horde)
  • Demetrius, Prince of the Tatars
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Blue Waters
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Blue Waters today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-09-23. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 153 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 97 to 218 m, 121 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 61% cropland, 20% tree cover, 10% grassland.

cropland: 61%tree cover: 20%grassland: 10%built-up: 7%cropland 61%tree cover 20%grassland 10%built-up 7%
west to east, 10.0 km97 to 184 mnorth to south, 10.0 km97 to 169 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1362

Battle of Blue Waters is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q954356, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Blue Waters, revision 1374115605, 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.