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Muscovy–Lithuanian Wars (1500s)
Between 1500 and 1503, the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fought the Fourth Russo-Lithuanian War;…
Timeline
- 1500Western border · Eastern EuropeLate in Ivan III's reign, Muscovite forces pushed westward, engaging Lithuanian forces in a series of border clashes over control of the area around Smolensk.
- 1500Vedrosha · BelarusMuscovite forces defeated the Lithuanian main army near Vedrosha, capturing Lithuanian magnate Konstantin Ostrogski and others, turning the war in Muscovy's favor.
- 1503Moscow · RussiaThe two sides signed a peace treaty; Muscovy gained Chernigov, Novgorod-Seversky and other towns, plus large lands west of Smolensk, shifting the western border far to the west.
Sources
- Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovite%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Wars
- Battle of Vedrosha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vedrosha