Battle of Orsha (1514)

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The Battle of Orsha (1514) was a major engagement of the Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars in which the forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland decisively defeated the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, halting its expansion westward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bitwa pod Orszą (1514) ⓘ
Битва под Оршей (1514) ⓘ
Бітва пад Оршай (1514) ⓘ
associatedWith Jagiellonian dynasty ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian union ⓘ
belligerent Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
combatantSide Lithuanian–Polish forces ⓘ
Muscovite forces ⓘ
commander Ivan Chelyadnin ⓘ
Konstanty Ostrogski ⓘ
Mikhail Bulgakov-Golitsa ⓘ
conflict Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars ⓘ
date 1514-09-08 ⓘ
depictedIn Battle of Orsha (painting) ⓘ
followedBy temporary stabilization of eastern frontier of Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
hasParticipant Lithuanian army ⓘ
Muscovite army ⓘ
Polish Crown army ⓘ
linked to: Polish Crown Army
historicalPeriod early 16th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Eastern Europe ⓘ
involvedState Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
location Dnieper River region ⓘ
linked to: Dnipro river basin

Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
near Orsha ⓘ
militaryTactic concentrated artillery fire on Muscovite formations ⓘ
feigned retreat by cavalry ⓘ
notableFor propaganda value for Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
significant Muscovite casualties ⓘ
use of combined arms tactics ⓘ
partOf Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars ⓘ
precededBy capture of Smolensk by Muscovy ⓘ
primaryOpponents Polish–Lithuanian forces vs Muscovite forces ⓘ
result decisive Lithuanian–Polish victory ⓘ
halted Muscovite expansion westward ⓘ
significance important victory for the Jagiellonian monarchy ⓘ
one of the largest battles in Eastern Europe in the early 16th century ⓘ
strategicObjective to stop Muscovite advance into Lithuanian territories ⓘ
usedForceType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
year 1514 ⓘ

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Muscovy → keyBattle → Battle of Orsha (1514) ⓘ
Battle of Orsha (1514) → depictedIn → Battle of Orsha (painting) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Orsha (1514)
Battle of Orsha (1514) → alsoKnownAs → Bitwa pod Orszą (1514) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Orsha (1514)
Battle of Orsha (1514) → alsoKnownAs → Бітва пад Оршай (1514) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Orsha (1514)
Battle of Orsha (1514) → alsoKnownAs → Битва под Оршей (1514) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Orsha (1514)
Orsha → hasBattle → Battle of Orsha (1514) ⓘ