Battle of Mozhaysk
The Battle of Mozhaysk was a series of battles at the final stage of the Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618) on the western approaches to Moscow. The battle is part of the Moscow campaign of Wladyslaw IV. During months of fighting, the Russian armies managed to maintain their combat capability and prevent the rapid seizure of Moscow. However, the threat of encirclement forced the Russian troops to retreat, opening the way for the enemy to the capital.
| Battle of Mozhaysk | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18) | |||||||
Battle of Moscow 1612 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Prince Wladyslaw IV Vasa Grand Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz |
Boris Lykov Dmitry Cherkassky Dmitry Pozharsky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18,000 | 16,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
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