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Battle of the Vozha River

Battle of the Vozha River was a battle fought on 11 August 1378 at Ryazan Oblast, in what is now Russia. It was part of Q12554. The recorded result: Muscovite victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 20,000–50,000.

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attle of the Vozha River 1378
attle of the Vozha River 1378. Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 August 1378
WhereRyazan Oblast, Russia54.717N, 39.444E
OutcomeMuscovite victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of Moscowagainst25pxMamai's faction within the Golden Horde
Casualties and lossesUnknownandEntire army annihilated
Part ofQ12554

Where it sits in Q12554

Breton-Norman War, 1064Battle on Pyana River, 1377Battle of the Vozha River, 1378Siege of Moscow, 1382Great stand on the Ugra river, 148010641480Battle of the Vozha River, 1378
5 placed engagements of Q12554 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 August 1378
PlaceRyazan Oblast, Russia
54.717N, 39.444E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength5,00020,000–50,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownEntire army annihilated
Commanders
  • Dmitri Donskoi
  • Murza
Battle of the Vozha RiverBattle of the Vozha RiverSiege of KolomnaSiege of Ryazan (1237)Battle of KulikovoSiege of LankaranBattle of MolodiSiege of KolomnaSiege of Ryazan (1237)Battle of KulikovoSiege of LankaranBattle of MolodiTulaPodolskNoginskSerpukhovMuromYegoryevskVyskaBogoroditsk100 km54.717N, 39.444E
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Battle of the Vozha River is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q615922, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Vozha River, revision 1370602688, 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.