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Battle of Dobrynichi

Battle of Dobrynichi was a battle fought on 21 January 1605 at Dobrun, Bryansky District, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Polish–Muscovite War, which ran from 1605 to 1618. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 23,000 against 20,000.

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Dymitr Samozwaniec w stroju koronacyjnym.
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Fought21 January 1605
WhereDobrun, Bryansky District, Russia52.267N, 34.300E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsArmy of False Dmitry IagainstTsardom of Russia
Casualties and losses8,000and6,000
Part ofPolish–Muscovite War1605 to 1618

Where it sits in the Polish–Muscovite War

Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi, 1604Battle of Dobrynichi, 1605Siege of Kromy, 1605Battle of Kozelsk, 1607Battle of Zaraysk, 1608Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, 1608Second Battle of Tver, 1609Siege of Smolensk, 1609Siege of Czernichowa, 1610Battle of Tsarowy Zajmiszcz, 1610Battle of Klushino, 1610Siege of Kursk, 1612Battle of Moscow, 1612Siege of Volokolamsk, 1612Siege of Smolensk, 1613Prince Władysław's March on Moscow, 1617Siege of Bely, 1617Siege of Kaluga, 1617Assault on Yelets, 1618Battle of Mozhaysk, 1618Siege of Moscow, 161816041618Battle of Dobrynichi, 1605
21 placed engagements of the Polish–Muscovite War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 January 1605
PlaceDobrun, Bryansky District, Russia
52.267N, 34.300E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength23,00020,000
Casualties and losses8,0006,000
Commanders
  • False Dmitry I
  • Fedor Mstislavsky
Battle of DobrynichiBattle of DobrynichiSiege of HlukhivSiege of KromyBattle of KurskBattle of KonotopSack of BaturynSiege of HlukhivSiege of KromyBattle of KonotopSack of BaturynBryanskOrelNizhynShostkaKlintsyMtsenskNovozybkov100 km52.267N, 34.300E
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Battle of Dobrynichi 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 Q4087421, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dobrynichi, revision 1370438987, 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.