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Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra

Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra was a siege conducted in September 1608 at Sergiyev Posad, in what is now Russia; it lasted about 2 years. It was part of the Polish–Muscovite War, which ran from 1605 to 1618. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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FoughtSeptember 1608lasted about 2 years
WhereSergiyev Posad, Russia56.310N, 38.130E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstTsardom of Russia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy, around 2,000
Part ofPolish–Muscovite War1605 to 1618

Where it sits in the Polish–Muscovite War

Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi, 1604Battle of Dobrynichi, 1605Siege of Kromy, 1605Battle of Kozelsk, 1607Battle of Zaraysk, 1608Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, 1608Second Battle of Tver, 1609Siege of Smolensk, 1609Siege of Czernichowa, 1610Battle of Tsarowy Zajmiszcz, 1610Battle of Klushino, 1610Siege of Kursk, 1612Battle of Moscow, 1612Siege of Volokolamsk, 1612Siege of Smolensk, 1613Prince Władysław's March on Moscow, 1617Siege of Bely, 1617Siege of Kaluga, 1617Assault on Yelets, 1618Battle of Mozhaysk, 1618Siege of Moscow, 161816041618Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, 1608
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Record

DateSeptember 1608 (month precision)
to January 1610
PlaceSergiyev Posad, Russia
56.310N, 38.130E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength30,000 Polish interventionists and Cossacks; Perhaps as few as 10,000 mercenaries took part (3,350 infantry-, 6,770 cavalrymen), with up to 17 field guns2,400 warriors; 1,000 citizenry, specifically the elderly, women and children
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy, around 2,000
Commanders
  • Jan Piotr Sapieha
  • Aleksander Józef Lisowski
  • Grigory Valuyev
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Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4463439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Troitsky monastery, revision 1370746071, 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.