Atlas of Battles

country, 186 engagements

Battles in Russia

186 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Russia: 121 battles, 59 sieges and 6 naval actions between AD 373 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Polish–Muscovite War (12), Crimean War (12), Eastern Front (12), Caucasian War (10).

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Battle of the Tanais RiverBattle of the Novgorodians with the SuzdaliansSiege of DerbentBattle of LipitsaSiege of BilärSiege of KolomnaSiege of Ryazan (1237)Siege of MoscowSiege of VladimirSiege of KozelskBattle of the Sit RiverBattle of KrückenBattle of RudavyBattle of PokarwisSiege of KönigsbergSiege of SmolenskBattle of BortenevoBattle of RudauSiege of VolokolamskBattle of the Vozha RiverSiege of MoscowBattle of the Vikhra RiverBattle of the Kondurcha RiverBattle of the Terek RiverSiege of SmolenskSack of Sarai (1502)Battle for Nizhniy NovgorodSiege of MoscowBattle of SuzdalBattle of Vistula LagoonBattle of ShelonGreat stand on the Ugra riverAssault on IvangorodBattle of VedroshaBattle of the Siritsa RiverBattle of Lake SmolinaSiege of SmolenskSiege of Nizhny NovgorodSiege of SmolenskSiege of OpochkaSiege of KazanBattle of MolodiSiege of Velikiye LukiSiege of NarvaSiege of PskovBattle of Chuvash CapeBattle of the IrtyshBattle of IrmenBattle of DobrynichiSiege of KromySiege of Troitse-Sergiyeva LavraSecond Battle of TverSiege of SmolenskBattle of Tsarowy ZajmiszczBattle of KlushinoSiege of Borovsk Monastery of St. PaphnutiusCapture of NovgorodSiege of OreshekSiege of VolokolamskSiege of TikhvinSiege of SmolenskBattle of RistilahtiSiege of GdovSiege of PskovSiege of KalugaBattle of MozhayskSiege of MoscowSiege of DorogobuzhSiege of SmolenskSiege of YakutskSiege of BelayaSiege of SmolenskSiege of NyenschantzSiege of NöteborgSiege of RoslavlSemiskul MassacreSiege of NöteborgBattle of SysterbäckSiege of VyborgBattle of KoporyeSiege of VyborgKexholm SiegeSiege of PerekopBattle of Gross-JägersdorfBattle of KazanDalmatov Monastery SiegeBattle of Ikovskaya SlobodaBattle of HoglandBattle of Kerch StraitBattle of KronstadtBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of BziyukBattle of KhankalaBattle of SmolenskBattle of OstrovnoBattle of ValutinoBattle of TarutinoSecond Battle of PolotskBattle of MaloyaroslavetsBattle of LyakhovoBattle of VyazmaBattle of KrasnoiSiege of LankaranBattle of Dadi-yurtSiege of TarkiBattle of ArgvaniSiege of AkhoulgoSiege of LazarevskySiege of VelyaminovskyBattle of the Valerik RiverBattle of DargoSiege of GergebilSiege of SevastopolBattle of AlmaCharge of the Light BrigadeThin Red LineBattle of InkermanBattle of EupatoriaBattle of MalakoffBattle of the ChernayaBattle of the Great RedanSiege of TaganrogBattle of GhunibBattle of QbaadaBattle of KorsakovBattle of StallupönenBattle of GumbinnenFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesSecond Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of BarnaulBattle of TulgasBattle of VärtsiläBattle of KämäräBattles of JoutsenoBattle of AntreaBattle of RautuBattle of TsaritsynBattle of ShenkurskBattle of PetrogradBattle of VolochayevkaBattle of PetsamoBattle of TaipaleBattle of KollaaBattle of SummaBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of HonkaniemiSolovyovo crossingBattle at Borodino FieldBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaKholm PocketBattle of SuursaariBattles of KiestinkiDemyansk PocketBattle of SomeriBattle of KalachSinyavino OffensiveAttack on StalingradBattle of SmolenskOperation SparkBattle of ProkhorovkaBattle of NevelBattle of VuosalmiBattle of KuuterselkäBattle of Nerva IslandBattle of TienhaaraBattle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of Vyborg BayHeiligenbeil PocketBattle of KönigsbergSudak assaultKiimasjärvi ExpeditionBattle of YuzeyevaBattle of AhvolaBattle of the Kalka RiverBattle of the NevaBattle of the IceBattle of KulikovoBattle of FriedlandBattle of BorodinoBattle of BalaclavaSiege of SevastopolBattle of StalingradBattle of the NevaBattle of KulikovoBattle of BalaclavaSiege of SevastopolBattle of StalingradŌsakaSeoulTehranTaipeiBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulAthensKyiv2000 km52.686N, 81.730E
186 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 373Battle of the Tanais RiverDon
1169Battle of the Novgorodians with the SuzdaliansVeliky Novgorod
1173Siege of DerbentDerbentCaspian expeditions of the Rus'
22 April 1216Battle of LipitsaYuryev-PolskyInternecine War in North-Eastern Rus', 1212-1216
31 May 1223Battle of the Kalka RiverKalchykMongol invasions and conquests
1236Siege of BilärBilärMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
December 1236Siege of KolomnaKolomnaMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
1237Siege of Ryazan (1237)Staraya RyazanMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
1238Siege of MoscowMoscow
1238Siege of VladimirVladimirMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
February 1238Siege of KozelskKozelskMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
4 March 1238Battle of the Sit RiverYaroslavl OblastMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
15 July 1240Battle of the NevaNevaSwedish–Novgorodian Wars
5 April 1242Battle of the IceLake PeipusCrusades
29 November 1249Battle of KrückenKaliningrad OblastPrussian Crusade
October 1254Battle of Rudavy
22 January 1261Battle of PokarwisUshakovoPrussian uprisings
1262Siege of KönigsbergKönigsbergPrussian uprisings
1285Siege of SmolenskSmolensk
22 December 1317Battle of Bortenevo
17 February 1370Battle of RudauMelnikowoCrusades
26 November 1370Siege of VolokolamskVolokolamskMuscovite–Lithuanian War of 1368-1372
11 August 1378Battle of the Vozha RiverRyazan OblastQ12554
8 September 1380Battle of KulikovoKulikovo FieldMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
1382Siege of MoscowMoscowQ12554
29 April 1386Battle of the Vikhra RiverVikhra
18 June 1391Battle of the Kondurcha RiverKondurchaTimur's first expedition against Tokhtamysh
15 April 1395Battle of the Terek RiverTerekTimur's second expedition against Tokhtamysh
1404Siege of SmolenskSmolensk
July 1420Sack of Sarai (1502)Sarai
1439Battle for Nizhniy NovgorodNizhny NovgorodFirst Russo-Kazan War
3 July 1439Siege of MoscowMoscowRusso-Kazan Wars
7 July 1445Battle of SuzdalSuzdalRusso-Kazan Wars
15 September 1463Battle of Vistula LagoonVistula LagoonThirteen Years' War
14 July 1471Battle of ShelonShelonMoscow-Novgorod War of 1471
1480Great stand on the Ugra riverUgraQ12554
1496Assault on IvangorodIvangorodRusso-Swedish War of 1495–1497
14 July 1500Battle of VedroshaKalugaMuscovite-Lithuanian War of 1500-1503
27 August 1501Battle of the Siritsa RiverMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
13 September 1502Battle of Lake SmolinaPalkinoMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
September 1502Siege of SmolenskSmolenskMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
6 September 1505Siege of Nizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod KremlinRusso-Kazan War of 1505-1507
June 1514Siege of SmolenskSmolenskMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
1517Siege of OpochkaOpochkaMuscovite-Lithuanian War of 1512-1522
1552Siege of KazanKazanRusso-Kazan Wars
2 August 1572Battle of MolodiMolodiCrimean-Russian Wars
5 September 1580Siege of Velikiye LukiVelikiye LukiLivonian War
1581Siege of NarvaNarvaLivonian War
18 August 1581Siege of PskovPskovLivonian War
26 October 1582Battle of Chuvash CapeIskerRussian conquest of Siberia
5 August 1585Battle of the IrtyshIrtyshRussian conquest of Siberia
20 August 1598Battle of IrmenOrdynsky DistrictRussian conquest of Siberia
21 January 1605Battle of DobrynichiDobrun, Bryansky DistrictPolish–Muscovite War
February 1605Siege of KromyKromyPolish–Muscovite War
September 1608Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva LavraSergiyev PosadPolish–Muscovite War
15 July 1609Second Battle of TverTverPolish–Muscovite War
29 September 1609Siege of SmolenskSmolenskPolish–Muscovite War
23 June 1610Battle of Tsarowy ZajmiszczTsaryovo-ZaymishchePolish–Muscovite War
4 July 1610Battle of KlushinoKlushinoPolish–Muscovite War
5 July 1610Siege of Borovsk Monastery of St. PaphnutiusBorovskTime of Troubles
1611Capture of NovgorodVeliky NovgorodIngrian War
September 1611Siege of OreshekOreshek Fortress
7 December 1612Siege of VolokolamskVolokolamskPolish–Muscovite War
4 June 1613Siege of TikhvinTikhvinIngrian War
August 1613Siege of SmolenskSmolenskPolish–Muscovite War
1614Battle of RistilahtiMiynalskoye rural settlementIngrian War
August 1614Siege of GdovGdovIngrian War
1615Siege of PskovRussiaIngrian War
October 1617Siege of KalugaKalugaPolish–Muscovite War
30 July 1618Battle of MozhayskMozhayskPolish–Muscovite War
September 1618Siege of MoscowMoscowPolish–Muscovite War
14 October 1632Siege of DorogobuzhDorogobuzhSmolensk War
28 October 1632Siege of SmolenskSmolenskSmolensk War
9 January 1634Siege of YakutskYakutsk OstrogRussian conquest of Siberia
February 1634Siege of BelayaBelySmolensk War
1654Siege of SmolenskSmolenskRusso-Polish War
June 1656Siege of NyenschantzNyenschantz
June 1656Siege of NöteborgShlisselburg
2 January 1664Siege of RoslavlRoslavlRusso-Polish War
27 July 1693Semiskul Massacre
11 October 1702Siege of NöteborgShlisselburgGreat Northern War
19 July 1703Battle of SysterbäckSestraGreat Northern War
1706Siege of VyborgVyborgGreat Northern War
27 September 1708Battle of KoporyeKoporyeGreat Northern War
1 March 1710Siege of VyborgVyborgGreat Northern War
8 July 1710Kexholm SiegePriozerskGreat Northern War
14 March 1730Battle of YegachChukotka Autonomous DistrictRussian-Chukchi War
17 June 1736Siege of PerekopOr Qapi
30 August 1757Battle of Gross-JägersdorfChernyakhovsky DistrictSeven Years' War
1774Battle of KazanKazanPugachev's Rebellion
12 February 1774Dalmatov Monastery SiegePugachev's Rebellion
19 March 1774Battle of Ikovskaya SlobodaPugachev's Rebellion
17 July 1788Battle of HoglandGulf of FinlandRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1790Battle of Kerch StraitBlack SeaSeventh Russo-Turkish War
3 June 1790Battle of KronstadtVyborg BayRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
4 July 1790Battle of Vyborg BayVyborgRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
10 July 1796Battle of Bziyuk
17 February 1807Battle of KhankalaKhankalaCaucasian War
14 June 1807Battle of FriedlandPravdinskWar of the Fourth Coalition
1812Battle of SmolenskSmolenskFrench invasion of Russia
25 July 1812Battle of OstrovnoQ4338967French invasion of Russia
18 August 1812Battle of ValutinoSmolenskFrench invasion of Russia
7 September 1812Battle of BorodinoBorodinoFrench invasion of Russia
18 October 1812Battle of TarutinoTarutinoFrench invasion of Russia
18 October 1812Second Battle of PolotskPolatsakFrench invasion of Russia
24 October 1812Battle of MaloyaroslavetsMaloyaroslavetsFrench invasion of Russia
28 October 1812Battle of LyakhovoLyakhovoFrench invasion of Russia
3 November 1812Battle of VyazmaVyazmaFrench invasion of Russia
15 November 1812Battle of KrasnoiKrasnyFrench invasion of Russia
1 January 1813Siege of LankaranQajar IranRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
26 September 1819Battle of Dadi-yurtQ4153996Caucasian War
26 May 1831Siege of TarkiTarkiCaucasian War
31 May 1839Battle of ArgvaniCaucasian War
22 August 1839Siege of AkhoulgoAkhulgoCaucasian War
7 February 1840Siege of LazarevskyLazarev's FortCaucasian War
29 February 1840Siege of VelyaminovskyVeliaminov's Fort
11 July 1840Battle of the Valerik RiverValerik RiverCaucasian War
1845Battle of DargoChechnyaCaucasian War
May 1848Siege of GergebilGergebil
1854Siege of SevastopolSevastopolCrimean War
1 September 1854Siege of PetropavlovskPetropavlovsk-KamchatskyCrimean War
20 September 1854Battle of AlmaAlmaCrimean War
25 October 1854Battle of BalaclavaBalaklavaCrimean War
25 October 1854Charge of the Light BrigadeBalaklavaCrimean War
25 October 1854Thin Red LineCrimean War
5 November 1854Battle of InkermanInkermanCrimean War
17 February 1855Battle of EupatoriaYevpatoriyaCrimean War
18 June 1855Battle of MalakoffSevastopolCrimean War
16 August 1855Battle of the ChernayaChorna RiverCrimean War
8 September 1855Battle of the Great RedanSevastopolCrimean War
24 November 1855Siege of TaganrogTaganrogCrimean War
1859Battle of GhunibGunibCaucasian War
2 June 1864Battle of QbaadaCaucasian War
20 August 1904Battle of KorsakovKorsakovRusso-Japanese War
17 August 1914Battle of StallupönenNesterovWWI Eastern Front
20 August 1914Battle of GumbinnenGusevWWI Eastern Front
7 September 1914First Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake DistrictWorld War I
7 February 1915Second Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake DistrictWorld War I
1918Battle of BarnaulBarnaulRussian Civil War
1918Battle of TulgasTulgasRussian Civil War
1918Battle of VärtsiläFinnish Civil War
27 January 1918Battle of KämäräGavrilovoFinnish Civil War
8 February 1918Battles of JoutsenoLesogorskyFinnish Civil War
11 February 1918Battle of AntreaKamennogorskFinnish Civil War
5 April 1918Battle of RautuSosnovoFinnish Civil War
July 1918Battle of TsaritsynVolgogradSouthern Front of the Russian Civil War
1919Battle of ShenkurskShenkurskNorth Russia intervention
28 September 1919Battle of PetrogradSaint Petersburg GovernorateRussian Civil War
14 February 1922Battle of VolochayevkaVolochayevka-1Russian Civil War
1939Battle of PetsamoPechengaWinter War
6 December 1939Battle of TaipaleSolovyovoWinter War
7 December 1939Battle of KollaaKollaaWinter War
22 December 1939Battle of SummaSummaWinter War
1940Battle of Vyborg BayWinter War
25 February 1940Battle of HonkaniemiKarelian IsthmusWinter War
July 1941Solovyovo crossingKardymovsky DistrictEastern Front
13 October 1941Battle at Borodino FieldBorodinoEastern Front
30 October 1941Siege of SevastopolSevastopolhistory of Sevastopol
26 December 1941Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
23 January 1942Kholm PocketKholmEastern Front
26 March 1942Battle of SuursaariGoglandContinuation War
24 April 1942Battles of KiestinkiContinuation War
20 May 1942Demyansk PocketDemyanskEastern Front
8 July 1942Battle of SomeriSommers LightContinuation War
23 July 1942Battle of KalachQ19907709Eastern Front
19 August 1942Sinyavino OffensiveBattle for Leningrad
23 August 1942Battle of StalingradVolgogradEastern Front
13 September 1942Attack on StalingradVolgogradEastern Front
1943Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II
12 January 1943Operation SparkSaint PetersburgEastern Front
27 March 1943Battle of the Komandorski IslandsCommander IslandsPacific War
12 July 1943Battle of ProkhorovkaProkhorovka, Belgorod OblastEastern Front
16 December 1943Battle of NevelPskov OblastEastern Front
1944Battle of VuosalmiKarelian IsthmusVyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
14 June 1944Battle of KuuterselkäKarelian IsthmusVyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
20 June 1944Battle of Nerva IslandGulf of FinlandEastern Front
22 June 1944Battle of TienhaaraKarelian IsthmusContinuation War
25 June 1944Battle of Tali-IhantalaKarelian IsthmusContinuation War
1 July 1944Battle of Vyborg BayVyborg BayVyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
26 January 1945Heiligenbeil PocketEast PrussiaEastern Front
6 April 1945Battle of KönigsbergKönigsbergWorld War II
18 August 1945Battle of ShumshuShumshuQ220602
date unknownSudak assaultKerch-Feodosia Landing Operation
date unknownKiimasjärvi ExpeditionEast Karelian Uprising
date unknownBattle of YuzeyevaPugachev's Rebellion
date unknownBattle of AhvolaFinnish Civil War

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