Battle of Toropets

Part of the Livonian War

Date	September 20, 1580
Location	Toropets, (Russia)
Result	Polish–Lithuanian victory

Belligerents

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Tsardom of Russia

Commanders and leaders

Janusz Zbaraski

Dimitrij Cheremisov (POW)
Grigorij Nashchokin (POW)

Strength

2,600 men^[1]

4,000 men^[2]

Casualties and losses

very few

300-500 killed
200 captured^[3]

Livonian War

Narva 1558 Dorpat Ringen Tirsen Ergeme Fellin Nevel Polotsk 1563 Ula Ozerishche Chashniki Reval 1570 Lode Wesenberg Pärnu Reval 1577 Weissenstein Wenden Báthory's campaigns (Polotsk 1579 Sokol Rzhev Velikiye Luki Toropets Shklov Zavolochye Nastasyino Radziwill raid Pskov) Narva 1581 Lyalitsy Oreshek

The Battle of Toropets was fought during the Livonian War, between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia in September 20, 1580. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Zbaraski defeated the Russian forces commanded by Dimitrij Cheremisov and Grigorij Nashchokin.

Notes

↑ Marek Plewczyński (2013). p. 179
↑ Marek Plewczyński (2013). p. 180
↑ Marek Plewczyński (2013). p. 182

References

Kupisz, Dariusz. Psków 1581-1582, Bellona, (2006). ISBN 83-11-10567-7.
Plewczyński, Marek. Wojny i wojskowość polska w XVI wieku Tom III. Lata 1576-1599. Infort Editions, (2013). ISBN 978-83-64023-10-1

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