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Siege of Velikiye Luki

Siege of Velikiye Luki was a siege conducted on 5 September 1580 at Velikiye Luki, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: ~50,000 against ~6,000 or 7,000.

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Francesco Corsi - Stephan Bathory sieging Wielkie Luki in 1580 (1831)
Francesco Corsi - Stephan Bathory sieging Wielkie Luki in 1580 (1831). Francesco Corsi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 September 1580
WhereVelikiye Luki, Russia56.350N, 30.517E
OutcomePolish-Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Principality of Transylvania and foreign mercenariesagainstTsardom of Russia
Casualties and lossesAbout 200 killedandThousands of soldiers and civilians killed
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, 158115581581Siege of Velikiye Luki, 1580
19 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 September 1580
to 5 September 1580
PlaceVelikiye Luki, Russia
56.350N, 30.517E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength~50,000~6,000 or 7,000
Casualties and lossesAbout 200 killedThousands of soldiers and civilians killed
Commanders
  • Stephen Báthory
  • Ivan Vasiliyevich
Siege of Velikiye LukiSiege of Velikiye LukiBattle of NevelKholm PocketSiege of OpochkaBattle of KlyastitsySterzhnevsky lodgementBattle of NevelKholm PocketSiege of OpochkaBattle of KlyastitsySterzhnevsky lodgementVitsyebskNelidovoPolatsk100 km56.350N, 30.517E
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Siege of Velikiye Luki 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 Q11794919, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Velikiye Luki, revision 1370746271, 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.