siege of Smolensk (1632–1633)

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The siege of Smolensk (1632–1633) was a major early 17th-century confrontation in which Muscovite forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the heavily fortified Polish–Lithuanian city of Smolensk.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
combatant Lithuanian troops ⓘ
Polish hussars ⓘ
foreign mercenary units in Russian service ⓘ
commander Aleksander Gosiewski ⓘ
King Władysław IV Vasa ⓘ
linked to: Władysław IV Vasa

Krzysztof Radziwiłł ⓘ
Mikhail Shein NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn Smolensk War ⓘ
conflictType siege warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
defensiveSide Polish–Lithuanian garrison of Smolensk ⓘ
linked to: sieges of Smolensk
endTime 1633 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Polyanovka ⓘ
hasCause Russian attempt to regain territories lost to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
death of Polish king Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
historicalRegion Smolensk Voivodeship ⓘ
location Muscovy–Polish borderlands ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Smolensk ⓘ
militaryTheater Eastern Europe ⓘ
notableFeature prolonged blockade of a heavily fortified city ⓘ
use of Western-style artillery and fortifications ⓘ
objective capture of Smolensk by Muscovite forces ⓘ
offensiveSide Muscovite army ⓘ
opponent Muscovite army ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian garrison ⓘ
outcome Russian army forced to withdraw ⓘ
Smolensk remained under Polish–Lithuanian control ⓘ
partOf Polish–Russian wars ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Polish wars

Smolensk War ⓘ
pointInTime 17th century ⓘ
precededBy siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) ⓘ
relatedTo Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) ⓘ
Treaty of Deulino ⓘ
result Polish–Lithuanian victory ⓘ
Russian attempt to capture Smolensk repulsed ⓘ
significance key engagement determining control of Smolensk ⓘ
significantEvent relief of Smolensk by Polish–Lithuanian forces ⓘ
startTime 1632 ⓘ

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

Smolensk War → involvedMilitaryAction → siege of Smolensk (1632–1633) ⓘ
Stanisław Koniecpolski → notableBattle → defence of Smolensk (1633–1634) ⓘ
linked to: siege of Smolensk (1632–1633)
Smolensk fortress → significantEvent → Smolensk War sieges (1632–1634) ⓘ
linked to: siege of Smolensk (1632–1633)