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Battle of Kletsk 1506

Battle of Kletsk: Klecak. Клецак
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1506Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationBelarusNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictCrimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe, Muscovite-Lithuanian WarsWikidata P361
ParticipantsCrimean Khanate, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ottoman EmpireWikidata P710
Coordinates53.0181, 26.7029Wikidata 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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Location

53.0181, 26.7029 · Belarus

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