Battle of Ula

This article is about the 1564 battle. For the 1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia, see Battle of Chashniki.
Battle of Ula
Part of the Livonian War
Date26 January 1564
Location
North of Chashniki (modern Belarus)
54°53′51″N 29°09′18″E / 54.89750°N 29.15500°E / 54.89750; 29.15500
Result Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Pyotr Shuysky [ru] †
Strength
4,000–6,000[1] or 10,000[2] 17,000[3][4]−24,000[1]
Casualties and losses
20 dead, 700 injured[5] Russian chronicles: 150–700[6]
Lithuanian claims:9,000,[7] 20,000[2]
Battle of Ula is located in Belarus
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Location within Belarus
Battle of Ula is located in European Russia
Battle of Ula
Battle of Ula (European Russia)

The Battle of Ula or Battle of Chashniki was fought during the Livonian War on 26 January 1564 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Tsardom of Russia on the Ula River [be] (tributary of the Daugava River) north of Chashniki in the Vitebsk Region.[1] The Russian troops, unarmed and moving in a loose formation, were taken by complete surprise and defeated, losing their large wagon train.

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  3. ^ Zimin, Aleksandr (2001). Опричнина. Россия на пороге Нового времени (in Russian). Vol. 5. Moscow: Территория. p. 79. ISBN 5-900829-07-3. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ Skrynnikov, Ruslan (1996). Великий государь Иоанн Васильевич Грозный (in Russian). Vol. 1. Smolensk: Русич. pp. 244–245. ISBN 5-88590-528-2.
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