battle, medieval

Sack of Chernigov

Name: Sack of Chernigov
Location: Chernihiv, Ukraine

Sack of Chernigov was a battle fought in 1239 at Chernihiv, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chernihiv. The recorded result: Mongol victory.

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Fought1239

WhereChernihiv, Ukraine51.494N, 31.295E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMongol victory

BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstPrincipality of Chernigov

Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy

Record

Date	1239 (year precision)
Place	Chernihiv, Ukraine 51.494N, 31.295E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Light	Heavy
Commanders	Batu Khan	Mstislav III Glebovich

Placed at Chernihiv; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Chernihiv 1534, 0.8 km NE
Battle of Listven 1024, 33 km NE
Battle of Kruty 1918, 75 km SE
Battle of Czarnobyl 1920, 78 km W
Battle of Dohorynka 1921, 85 km SE

Elsewhere in 1239

Sack of Chernigov is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19692674, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sack of Chernigov, revision 1370729536, 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.