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Battle of Shelon

Battle of Shelon was a battle fought on 14 July 1471 at Shelon, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Moscow-Novgorod War of 1471. The recorded result: Muscovite victory. Recorded strength: 10,000+ against 4,000–5,000.

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Fought14 July 1471
WhereShelon, Russia58.200N, 30.767E
OutcomeMuscovite victory
BelligerentsNovgorodagainstMoscow
Part ofMoscow-Novgorod War of 14711471

Record

Date14 July 1471
PlaceShelon, Russia
58.200N, 30.767E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength10,000+4,000–5,000
Commanders
  • Dmitry Boretsky
  • Vasily Kazimer
  • Daniil Kholmsky
Battle of ShelonBattle of ShelonCapture of NovgorodBattle of the Novgorodians with the SuzdaliansDemyansk PocketKholm PocketSiege of PskovCapture of NovgorodBattle of the Novgorodians with the SuzdaliansDemyansk PocketKholm PocketSiege of PskovNarvaStaraya RussaSlantsy100 km58.200N, 30.767E
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 Shelon
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Shelon today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-08-25. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 25 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 17 to 64 m, 47 m of relief, flat country and today it is 47% cropland, 26% grassland, 14% tree cover.

cropland: 47%grassland: 26%tree cover: 14%water: 8%wetland: 3%cropland 47%grassland 26%tree cover 14%water 8%wetland 3%
west to east, 10.0 km18 to 30 mnorth to south, 10.0 km18 to 54 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

Elsewhere in 1471

Battle of Shelon is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2536997, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shelon, revision 1374111333, 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.