Battle of Borysthenes

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Battle of Borysthenes
Part of Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars
Date 1512
Location On the Dnieper River
Result Polish victory.
Combatants
Muscovy Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders
Unknown Sigismund I
Strength
80,000 soldiers Unknown

The Battle of Borysthenes of 1512 was a battle of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars. The Polish forces under Sigismund I defeated the Muscovite army of 80,000. The Russian side suffered enormous casualties.

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  • George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).
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