Battle of Vilnius (1655) 1655
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 8 August 1655 – 10 August 1655 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1655 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Lithuania | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Russo-Polish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, Zaporozhian Cossacks | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 54.6833, 25.2833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Vilnius was an attack by Russian and Cossack forces on Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, that occurred on 8 August 1655 during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). The Polish–Lithuanian forces under the leadership of Grand Hetman of Lithuania Janusz Radziwiłł were defeated by the Russian army of Alexis of Russia. It was the first time that a foreign power managed to capture the Vilnius Castle. The six-year Muscovite occupation that followed resulted in a major depopulation and a decline of the city for many years to come. The defeat was one of the reasons Janusz Radziwiłł and several other Lithuanian magnates surrendered the Grand Duchy to Sweden at the Union of Kėdainiai.
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