Battle of Molodi
Battle in 1572 between Russians and Crimeans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Molodi (Russian: Би́тва при Мóлодях) was one of the key battles of Ivan the Terrible's reign. It was fought near the village of Molodi, 40 miles (64 km) south of Moscow, in July–August 1572 between the 120,000 horde of Devlet I Giray of Crimea and about 60,000–70,000 Russians led by Prince Mikhail Vorotynsky.[4] The Crimeans had burned Moscow the previous year, but this time they were thoroughly defeated.
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Battle of Molodi | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Crimean Wars[broken anchor] and Russo-Turkish wars | |||||||
Molodi village. A foundation stone to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Molodi in 1572. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Tsardom of Russia |
Crimean Khanate Ottoman Empire[2] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mikhail Vorotynsky (army commander) Dmitry Khvorostinin (key figure) | Devlet I Giray | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000[3]–70,000 men[lower-alpha 1] | 60,000[2]–120,000[4] men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Heavy[lower-alpha 2] |
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