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Battle of Toropets

Battle of Toropets was a battle fought in 1580 in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 2,600 men against 4,000 men.

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Fought1580
WhereRussia56.500N, 31.633E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents15px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthagainst19px Tsardom of Russia
Casualties and lossesVery fewand300–500 killed; 200 captured
Part ofLivonian War1558 to 1583

Where it sits in the Livonian War

Siege of Narva, 1558Siege of Fellini, 1560Battle of Ergeme, 1560Battle of Nevel, 1562Battle of Ula, 1564Siege of Reval, 1570Siege of Weissenstein, 1572Battle of Lode, 1573Siege of Wesenberg, 1573Battles of Wenden, 1578Siege of Polotsk, 1579Siege of Velikiye Luki, 1580Battle of Toropets, 1580Battle of Zavolotchia, 1580Siege of Narva, 1581Battle of Shklov, 1581Battle of Mogilev (1581), 1581Siege of Pskov, 158115581581Battle of Toropets, 1580
19 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1580 (year precision)
PlaceRussia
56.500N, 31.633E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,600 men4,000 men
Casualties and lossesVery few300–500 killed; 200 captured
Commanders
  • Janusz Zbaraski
  • Dimitrij Cheremisov
  • Grigorij Nashchokin
Battle of ToropetsBattle of ToropetsSiege of Velikiye LukiKholm PocketSiege of BelayaBattle of NevelDemyansk PocketSiege of Velikiye LukiKholm PocketSiege of BelayaBattle of NevelDemyansk PocketNelidovoPolatskRzhev100 km56.500N, 31.633E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Toropets 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 Q4456465, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toropets (1580), revision 1370591284, 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.