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Battle of Mstislavl

Battle of Mstislavl was a battle fought on 4 November 1501 in what is now Belarus. It was part of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars, which ran from 1487 to 1583. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought4 November 1501
WhereBelarus54.000N, 31.717E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of LithuaniaagainstGrand Duchy of Moscow; Principality of Novgorod-Seversk
Casualties and lossesAbout 7,000 deadandUnknown
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 Mstislavl, 1501
7 placed engagements of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 November 1501
PlaceBelarus
54.000N, 31.717E
KindBattle, early modern
Casualties and lossesAbout 7,000 deadUnknown
Commanders
  • Mstislavsky
  • Ostap Dashkevych
Battle of MstislavlBattle of MstislavlBattle of the Vikhra RiverBattle of MalatitzeBattle of LeninoBattle of KrasnoiBattle of LesnayaBattle of MalatitzeBattle of LeninoBattle of KrasnoiBattle of LesnayaBryanskSmolenskVitsyebskMahilyowBabruyskOrshaSafonovoDyatkovo100 km54.000N, 31.717E
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Battle of Mstislavl 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 Q1989936, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mstislavl, revision 1370450697, 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.