Battle on the Nemiga River | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Principality of Polotsk |
Principality of Kiev Principality of Chernigov Principality of Pereiaslavl' | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Vseslav of Polotsk |
Izyaslav of Kiev Svyatoslav of Chernigov Vsevolod of Pereyaslavl' |
The Battle on the Nemiga River (Belarusian: Бітва на Нямізе; Russian: Битва на реке Немиге) was a battle of the Kievan Rus' feudal period that occurred on March 3, 1067 on the Niamiha River. The description of the battle is the first reference to Minsk in the chronicles of Belarusian history.