Battle of Orsha

Timeline

1. 1514Dnieper crossing at Orsha · BelarusAfter the fall of Smolensk, Polish King Sigismund I mobilized a Polish–Lithuanian counteroffensive. Ostrogski bypassed the bridges guarded by Russian troops and, on the night of September 7, secretly crossed the river on pontoon bridges, achieving tactical surprise.
2. 1514Orsha battlefield (Kropivna field) · BelarusOstrogski deployed Lithuanian cavalry in the center with Bohemian and Silesian infantry covering the flanks. The rout of the Russian left triggered a cascading collapse; Chelyadnin was captured and the Muscovite army retreated after heavy losses.
3. 1514Dubrovno, Krychaw and other places · BelarusAfter the battle the allies recaptured Dubrovno, Krychaw, Mstsislaw and other towns, though Smolensk remained in enemy hands. In December Ostrogski entered Vilnius in triumph, and the victory was widely commemorated in both Poland and Lithuania.