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Battle of the Siritsa River

Battle of the Siritsa River was a battle fought on 27 August 1501 in what is now Russia. It was part of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars, which ran from 1487 to 1583. The recorded result: Livonian victory. Recorded strength: Zimin: 6,000 warriors; Nolan: 40,000 against Zimin: 4,000 mounted knights; 2,000 foot landsknechts; Nolan: 12,000.

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Danil Alexandrovich Penko and other governors are going to the Seritsa River
Danil Alexandrovich Penko and other governors are going to the Seritsa River. Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 August 1501
WhereRussia57.586N, 27.882E
OutcomeLivonian victory
Belligerents22px Grand Duchy of Moscow; 22px Pskov Republicagainst22px Livonian Order
Part ofMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars1487 to 1583

Where it sits in the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars

Battle of the Siritsa River, 1501Battle of Mstislavl, 1501Battle of Lake Smolina, 1502Siege of Smolensk, 1502Battle of Kletsk, 1506Siege of Smolensk, 1514Siege of Polotsk, 151815011518Battle of the Siritsa River, 1501
7 placed engagements of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 August 1501
PlaceRussia
57.586N, 27.882E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthZimin: 6,000 warriors; Nolan: 40,000Zimin: 4,000 mounted knights; 2,000 foot landsknechts; Nolan: 12,000
Commanders
  • Shuysky
  • Daniil Shchenya
  • Wolter von Plettenberg
Battle of the Siritsa RiverBattle of the Siritsa RiverBattle of Lake SmolinaSiege of PskovSiege of PskovBattle of RaugeBattle of the IceBattle of Lake SmolinaSiege of PskovBattle of RaugeBattle of the IceTartuLugaRēzekneViljandi100 km57.586N, 27.882E
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Battle of the Siritsa River is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3736944, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Siritsa River, revision 1370602304, 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.