Battle of Voronezh River

Battle of Voronezh River
Part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

The Ryazan's prince rejects the Mongols’ tribute demand.
DateDecember 1237
Location
Result Mongol victory; Ryazan besieged afterwards
Belligerents
Mongol Empire Principality of Ryazan
Commanders and leaders
Batu Khan
Subutai
Yuriy Igorevich of Ryazan
Roman Ingvarevich of Kolomna
Strength
Several tumen of nomad cavalry[1] A few hundred cavalry and no more than 1,000–2,000 militia on foot[1]
Casualties and losses
Light Heavy, but some units escaped to Kolomna

The Battle of Voronezh River happened during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'. The Principality of Ryazan was the first to be attacked.

  1. ^ a b Grigorjevič, Jan Vasilij (1991). Batu-kan : istorijski roman. Lobačev, Đorđe., BIGZ). Beograd: Prosveta. ISBN 8607005944. OCLC 438360055.