Battle of Moscow (1612)
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For other battles, see Battle of Moscow (disambiguation).
The Battle of Moscow was a series of two battles, which took place in Moscow, on September 1 and 3, 1612, during the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18), and Time of Troubles. Forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were commanded by Field Hetman of Lithuania, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, while the Russians were led by Dmitry Pozharsky. Battles ended in decisive Russian victories.
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Battle of Moscow | |||||||
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Part of Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) | |||||||
Surrender of the Moscow Kremlin to Prince Pozharsky by Ernst Lissner | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz | Dmitry Pozharsky | ||||||
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12,000 relief army 3,000 in Moscow |
8,000 Russians 2,500 Cossacks | ||||||
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1,500 | 1,500 |
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