Battle of the Vorskla River
The Battle of the Vorskla River was fought on August 12, 1399, between the Tatars of the Golden Horde, under Edigu and Temür Qutlugh, and the armies of Tokhtamysh and a large Crusader force led by Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania. The battle ended in a decisive Tatar victory for the Golden Horde.
| Battle of the Vorskla River | |||||||
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A miniature from the Personal annalistic code | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Golden Horde |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland Principality of Kiev Principality of Polotsk Principality of Smolensk Principality of Bryansk Moldavia Wallachia Teutonic Knights Forces of Tokhtamysh | ||||||
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Edigu Temür Qutlugh |
Grand Duke Vytautas Tokhtamysh Ivan Borisovich † Andrey of Polotsk † Demetrius I Starshy † Gleb Svyatoslavich † Spytko II of Melsztyn † Hanus † Thomas Surville † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 90,000 | 38,000 with 50 princes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | most of the army destroyed (including 11 Teutonic Knights, notably Thomas Surville and Hanus) | ||||||
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