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Siege of Vyshgorod

Siege of Vyshgorod was a battle fought on 8 September 1173 in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 3 months. The recorded result: Kiev and allies victory; defeat of Andrey Bogolyubsky's coalition. Recorded strength: 50,000 (per Kievan Chronicle, probably exaggerated) against Unknown.

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Ukraine, Vyshhorod. The historic landscape of Vyshhorod. Northern part of the defensive rampart.
Ukraine, Vyshhorod. The historic landscape of Vyshhorod. Northern part of the defensive rampart.. Andrii Danyliuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 September 1173lasted 3 months
WhereUkraine50.599N, 30.500E
OutcomeKiev and allies victory; defeat of Andrey Bogolyubsky's coalition
BelligerentsAndrey's coalition; Vladimir-Suzdal; Chernigov; Smolensk; Pereyaslavl; Smolensk (partly); Polotsk; Goroden; Turov; Murom; Ryazan; Novgorod RepublicagainstКiev and allies; Kiev; Smolensk (partly); Reinforcements: Volhynia; Galicia?

Record

Date8 September 1173
to 19 December 1173
PlaceUkraine
50.599N, 30.500E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength50,000 (per Kievan Chronicle, probably exaggerated)Unknown
Commanders
  • Yurievichi
  • Vladimir-Suzdal
  • Yury Bogolyubsky
  • Mikhail of Vladimir
  • Vsevolod the Big Nest
  • Olgovichi
  • Mstislav Rostislavich of Smolensk
  • Rurik Rostislavich
  • Davyd Rostislavich
  • Iziaslavichi of Volhynia
  • Yaroslav II of Kiev
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Elsewhere in 1173

Siege of Vyshgorod is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19692194, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vyshgorod, revision 1370592781, 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.