Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi

Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi
Part of Polish–Russian War (1605–1618)
DateDecember 31, 1604
Location
Result Victory for False Dmitry I, Novhorod-Siverskyi besieged
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]

  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.