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Battle of Vedrosha

1500 · 16th century · Part of the Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars

The Battle of Vedrosha was fought on 14 July 1500 on the Vedrosha River near Dorogobuzh in western Russia. The Muscovite army of Ivan III defeated the Lithuanian army of Grand Duke Alexander, and its commander Konstanty Ostrogski was captured. The defeat allowed Muscovy to keep the Chernigov and Seversk lands on the upper Oka and Desna.

Battle of Vedrosha
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