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Battle of Ula

Battle of Ula was a battle fought on 26 January 1564 at Chashniki, in what is now Belarus. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000–6,000 or 10,000 against 17,000−24,000.

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Battle of Ula 1564
Battle of Ula 1564. German flyer (Flugblatt) of the 16th century, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 January 1564
WhereChashniki, Belarus54.898N, 29.155E
OutcomeLithuanian victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of LithuaniaagainstTsardom of Russia
Part ofLivonian War1558 to 1583

Where it sits in the Livonian War

Siege of Narva, 1558Siege of Fellini, 1560Battle of Ergeme, 1560Battle of Nevel, 1562Battle of Ula, 1564Siege of Reval, 1570Siege of Weissenstein, 1572Battle of Lode, 1573Siege of Wesenberg, 1573Tatar attack into Finland, 1577Battles of Wenden, 1578Siege of Polotsk, 1579Siege of Velikiye Luki, 1580Battle of Toropets, 1580Battle of Zavolotchia, 1580Siege of Narva, 1581Battle of Shklov, 1581Battle of Mogilev (1581), 1581Siege of Pskov, 1581Krzysztof Radziwiłł's raid to Moscow, 158115581581Battle of Ula, 1564
21 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 January 1564
PlaceChashniki, Belarus
54.898N, 29.155E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4,000–6,000 or 10,00017,000−24,000
Casualties and losses20 dead, 700 injuredRussian chronicles: 150–700 dead; Lithuanian claims: 9,000 to 20,000 dead; Independent estimate: 1,500 to 2,000 killed, wounded or captured
Commanders
  • Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Red
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Battle of Ula 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 Q2623793, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Ula, revision 1370602602, 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.