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Battle of Kletsk

Battle of Kletsk was a battle fought on 5 August 1506 at Klyetsk, in what is now Belarus. It was part of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars, which ran from 1487 to 1583. The recorded result: Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 7,000 against 20,000.

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Illustration of a Lithuanian battle against the Tatars. It is usually said that the image depicts the Battle of Kletsk in 1506. However, the flag with Piława coat of arms of Grand Crown Hetman Mikołaj
Illustration of a Lithuanian battle against the Tatars. It is usually said that the image depicts the Battle of Kletsk in 1506. However, the flag with Piława coat of arms of Grand Crown Hetman Mikołaj. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 August 1506
WhereKlyetsk, Belarus53.018N, 26.703E
OutcomeLithuanian victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of LithuaniaagainstCrimean Khanate
Part ofMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars1487 to 1583

Where it sits in the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars

Battle of the Siritsa River, 1501Battle of Mstislavl, 1501Battle of Lake Smolina, 1502Siege of Smolensk, 1502Battle of Kletsk, 1506Siege of Smolensk, 1514Siege of Polotsk, 151815011518Battle of Kletsk, 1506
7 placed engagements of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 August 1506
PlaceKlyetsk, Belarus
53.018N, 26.703E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,00020,000
Commanders
  • Michael Glinski
  • Meñli I Giray
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Battle of Kletsk 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 Q2599844, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kletsk, revision 1370445582, 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.