Kazan campaign of Ivan IV

Timeline

1. 1552Outskirts of Kazan · Middle VolgaIvan IV personally led an army of some 150,000 to Kazan, setting up artillery positions and siege works, and repeatedly repelling sorties by the khan's forces. Russian forces used the Volga river fleet to cut off supplies and maintained bombardment of the wooden fortifications.
2. 1552Kazan · KazanRussian forces launched a decisive general assault, breaching the walls and taking the city in street fighting. The Khanate of Kazan was formally abolished and the middle Volga was incorporated into Moscow's territory, opening the way for the conquest of the Astrakhan Khanate in 1556.