Battle of Kłuszyn

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The Battle of Kłuszyn was a major 1610 clash during the Polish–Muscovite War in which a smaller Polish–Lithuanian force decisively defeated a much larger Russian and Swedish army, opening the way for Polish occupation of Moscow.

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Battle of Kłuszyn canonical 3
Bitwa pod Kłuszynem 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Klushino ⓘ
Bitwa pod Kłuszynem ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kłuszyn
associatedWith Stanisław Żółkiewski’s campaign in Russia ⓘ
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
casualtiesPolishLithuanian relatively light ⓘ
casualtiesRussianSwedish heavy ⓘ
commander Dmitry Shuisky ⓘ
Jacob De la Gardie ⓘ
Stanisław Żółkiewski ⓘ
commanderSidePolishLithuanian Stanisław Żółkiewski ⓘ
commanderSideRussian Dmitry Shuisky ⓘ
commanderSideSwedish Jacob De la Gardie ⓘ
conflictOf Polish–Muscovite War ⓘ
consequence collapse of Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky’s position ⓘ
led to Polish occupation of Moscow ⓘ
opened the road to Moscow for the Polish–Lithuanian army ⓘ
overthrow of Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky ⓘ
countryAtTime Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
date 4 July 1610 ⓘ
era early 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Polish entry into Moscow in 1610 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Time of Troubles ⓘ
location Kłuszyno ⓘ
near Kłuszyn ⓘ
notableFor use of elite heavy cavalry against larger infantry and cavalry forces ⓘ
notableUnit Polish winged hussars ⓘ
outcome Polish–Lithuanian forces routed Russian and Swedish troops ⓘ
partOf Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) ⓘ
precededBy earlier engagements of the Polish–Muscovite War ⓘ
result decisive Polish–Lithuanian victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance decisive victory despite numerical inferiority ⓘ
one of the most famous victories of the Polish winged hussars ⓘ
strengthPolishLithuanian approximately 6,000–7,000 troops ⓘ
strengthPolishLithuanianCavalry about 5,500 hussars ⓘ
strengthRussianSwedish about 11,000–12,000 Swedish troops ⓘ
about 18,000–30,000 Russian troops ⓘ
approximately 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ
tacticalFeature attack on fortified Russian–Swedish camp ⓘ
repeated cavalry charges by Polish hussars ⓘ
terrain village area with Russian–Swedish field fortifications ⓘ
weaponry cavalry lances ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
sabres ⓘ
year 1610 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Klushino → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Kłuszyn ⓘ
Husaria → foughtIn → Battle of Kłuszyn ⓘ
subject linked to: husaria
Battle of Kłuszyn → alsoKnownAs → Bitwa pod Kłuszynem ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kłuszyn