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Battle of Klushino

Battle of Klushino was a battle fought on 4 July 1610 at Klushino, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Polish–Muscovite War, which ran from 1605 to 1618. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 6,500–6,800 Poles; 2 guns against 10,000 to 30,000 Russians; 5,000 mercenaries; 11 guns.

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Battle of Klushino
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Fought4 July 1610
WhereKlushino, Russia55.657N, 34.930E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstTsardom of Russia; Swedish Empire
Casualties and losses200–500 killedand5,000–15,000 dead and wounded
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 Klushino, 1610
21 placed engagements of the Polish–Muscovite War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 July 1610
PlaceKlushino, Russia
55.657N, 34.930E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength6,500–6,800 Poles; 2 guns10,000 to 30,000 Russians; 5,000 mercenaries; 11 guns
Casualties and losses200–500 killed5,000–15,000 dead and wounded
Commanders
Battle of KlushinoBattle of KlushinoBattle of Tsarowy ZajmiszczSecond Battle of TverBattle of BorodinoBattle at Borodino FieldBattle of VyazmaBattle of Tsarowy ZajmiszczSecond Battle of TverBattle of BorodinoBattle of VyazmaTverSmolenskKalugaPodolskSerpukhovObninskSolnechnogorskKimry100 km55.657N, 34.930E
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 Klushino
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Klushino today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-05-18. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 183 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 221 m, 221 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 50% cropland, 35% grassland, 13% tree cover.

cropland: 50%grassland: 35%tree cover: 13%cropland 50%grassland 35%tree cover 13%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 212 mnorth to south, 10.0 km180 to 214 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 1610

Battle of Klushino 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 Q932228, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Klushino, revision 1371962318, 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.