Early Modern era · 1612

Battle of Moscow

The Battle of Moscow was a series of two engagements that took place in Moscow on 1 and 3 September 1612, during the Polish–Russian War of 1609–1618 and the Time of Troubles. The forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were commanded by Field Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, while the Russians were led by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky. The engagements ended in decisive Russian victories.

Battle of Moscow
Battle of Moscow · anonymous plate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
3 Sept 1612
Where
Moscow
Era
Early Modern

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