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Siege of Kromy

Siege of Kromy was a siege conducted in February 1605 at Kromy, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Polish–Muscovite War, which ran from 1605 to 1618. The recorded result: Victory of False Dmitry I. Recorded strength: up to 5,000 against About 40,000.

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Siege of Kromy
Nikolai Nevrev, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtFebruary 1605
WhereKromy, Russia52.690N, 35.767E
OutcomeVictory of False Dmitry I
BelligerentsArmy of False Dmitry IagainstArmy of Boris Godunov
Part ofPolish–Muscovite War1605 to 1618

Where it sits in the Polish–Muscovite War

Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi, 1604Battle of Dobrynichi, 1605Siege of Kromy, 1605Battle of Kozelsk, 1607Battle of Zaraysk, 1608Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, 1608De la Gardie Campaign, 1609Second Battle of Tver, 1609Siege of Smolensk, 1609Siege of Czernichowa, 1610Battle of Tsarowy Zajmiszcz, 1610Battle of Klushino, 1610Siege of Kursk, 1612Battle of Moscow, 1612Siege of Volokolamsk, 1612Siege of Smolensk, 1613Prince Władysław's March on Moscow, 1617Siege of Bely, 1617Siege of Kaluga, 1617Assault on Yelets, 1618Battle of Mozhaysk, 1618Siege of Moscow, 161816041618Siege of Kromy, 1605
22 placed engagements of the Polish–Muscovite War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateFebruary 1605 (month precision)
to May 1605
PlaceKromy, Russia
52.690N, 35.767E
KindSiege, early modern
Strengthup to 5,000About 40,000
Siege of KromySiege of KromyBattle of DobrynichiBattle of KurskSiege of HlukhivBattle of DobrynichiBattle of KurskSiege of HlukhivBryanskOrelShostkaLivnyMtsenskYefremovBogoroditskDyatkovo100 km52.690N, 35.767E
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Siege of Kromy is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21394606, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kromy, revision 1370742622, 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.