| Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Russian War (1605–1618) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Army of False Dmitry I | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| False Dmitry I |
Fyodor Mstislavsky Peter Basmanov Nikita Trubeckoy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 |
25,000–40,000; 1,500 in garrison of Novhorod-Siverskyi | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Significant | About 4,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Novgorod-Seversky was the first major battle of False Dmitry I against Boris Godunov.[1]
- ^ Dunning, Chester; Emerson, Caryl; Fomichev, Sergei; Lotman, Lidiia (2006-04-15). The Uncensored Boris Godunov: The Case for Pushkin's Original Comedy. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299207632.