Battle of Kletsk 1506

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1506 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Belarus | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe, Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Crimean Khanate, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 53.0181, 26.7029 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Kletsk was fought on 5 August 1506 near Kletsk in present-day Belarus between the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army under Michael Glinski, Court Marshal of Lithuania, and the army of the Crimean Khanate under Fetih I Giray and Burnaş I Giray, sons of Meñli I Giray, Khan of Crimea. The battle was the most decisive Lithuanian victory over the Tatars in centuries after the Battle of Blue Waters.
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