Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) 1609
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Date | 29 September 1609 – 13 June 1611 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1609 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Russia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Polish–Muscovite War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden, Tsardom of Russia, Zaporozhian Cossacks | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 54.7833, 32.0500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Smolensk (Polish: oblężenie Smoleńska), also known as the Smolensk Defense in Russia (Russian: Смоленская оборона), lasted 20 months between 29 September 1609 to 13 June 1611, when the Polish army besieged the Russian city of Smolensk during the Polish–Russian War of 1609–1618.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) (revision 1370745361), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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