Siege of Opochka

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Siege of Opochka
Part of Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War
Karta-skhema k stat'e <<Opochka>>. Voennaia entsiklopediia Sytina (Sankt-Peterburg, 1911-1915).jpg
Date20 September - 18 October 1517[ citation needed ]
Location
Opochka fortress
56°42′43″N28°39′23″E / 56.71194°N 28.65639°E / 56.71194; 28.65639 Coordinates: 56°42′43″N28°39′23″E / 56.71194°N 28.65639°E / 56.71194; 28.65639
Result Russian victory [1]
Belligerents
Royal banner of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Commanders and leaders
Konstanty Ostrogski
Janusz Świerczowski
Jerzy Radziwiłł
Vasily Morozov Saltykov
Fedor Telepnev Spade Obolensky
Ivan Lacki
Strength
14,000[ citation needed ] Unknown[ citation needed ]
Casualties and losses
About 5,500[ citation needed ] Unknown[ citation needed ]

The siege of Opochka was an unsuccessful attempt by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland to conquer the Russian fortress of Opochka during the Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War.

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  1. Carol Stevens (2007). Russia's Wars of Emergence 1460-1730. Routledge. p. 59. ISBN   978-0582218918.