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Siege of Opochka
Part of Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War
Date20 September - 18 October 1517[citation needed]
Location
Opochka fortress
56°42′43″N 28°39′23″E / 56.71194°N 28.65639°E / 56.71194; 28.65639
Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Commanders and leaders
Konstanty Ostrogski
Janusz Świerczowski [pl]
Jerzy Radziwiłł
Vasily Morozov-Saltykov
Fyodor Lopata Telepnev-Obolensky [ru]
Ivan Lacki [ru]
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.

References[edit]

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

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