battle, early modern

Battle of Borysthenes

Name: Battle of Borysthenes
Location: Belarus

Battle of Borysthenes was a battle fought in 1514 in what is now Belarus. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 to 35,000 against 11,000 to 80,000.

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Fought1514

WhereBelarus54.500N, 30.383E

OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory

BelligerentsGrand Duchy of Lithuania; Kingdom of Polandagainst20px Grand Duchy of Moscow

Casualties and lossesUnknownand13,000–40,000 dead and wounded (?)

Record

Date	1514 (year precision)
Place	Belarus 54.500N, 30.383E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	12,000 to 35,000	11,000 to 80,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	13,000–40,000 dead and wounded (?)
Commanders	Konstanty Ostrogski Jerzy Radziwiłł	Chelyadnins

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Orsha 1514, same recorded site
Orsha offensives 1943, 2.4 km E
Battle of Shklow 1654, 33 km S
Battle of Lenino 1943, 49 km E
Siege of Mahilow 1941, 66 km S

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1514 and 1943.

Elsewhere in 1514

Battle of Borysthenes is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870528, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Borysthenes, revision 1375028492, 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.