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Battle of the Tanais River

Battle of the Tanais River was a battle fought in AD 373 at Don, in what is now Russia. The recorded result: Hunnic victory.

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FoughtAD 373
WhereDon, Russia47.061N, 39.288E
OutcomeHunnic victory
BelligerentsHunnic EmpireagainstAlans

Record

DateAD 373 (year precision)
PlaceDon, Russia
47.061N, 39.288E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of the Tanais RiverBattle of the Tanais RiverSiege of TaganrogBattle of the Kalka RiverCapture of GorlovkaBattle of Salgyr Yana SalaBattle of NovopavlivkaSiege of TaganrogCapture of GorlovkaBattle of Salgyr Yana SalaDonetskMariupolShakhtyYeyskTikhoretskSalskBelaya KalitvaNovocherkassk100 km47.061N, 39.288E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Tanais River is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873022, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Tanais River, revision 1370602447, 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.