Siege of Moscow (1238)
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Siege of Moscow (1238) | |||||||
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Part of the Mongol invasion of Rus' | |||||||
![]() Mongols under the walls of Vladimir. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mongol Empire |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Batu Khan |
Voivode Filip Nyanka † Prince Vladimir Yuryevich (POW) ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
At least one tumen (10,000) of nomadic cavalry | Few hundred militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Moderate |
Heavy
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The Siege of Moscow was part of Mongol invasion of Rus.
Prelude[]
After the destruction of Ryazan on December 21, 1237, Grand Prince Yuri II sent his sons Vsevolod and Vladimir with most of Vladimir-Suzdal army to stop Mongol invaders at Kolomna. There, the Russian army was defeated, and survivors scattered and fled North, to Vladimir and Moscow.
Siege[]
After destruction of Kolomna in January 1238, Prince Vladimir, younger son of Yuri II of Vladimir, fled to Moscow with a small force of survivors.[1] "And the men of Moscow ran away having seen nothing",[2] according to The Chronicle of Novgorod. At the time Moscow was but a fortified village, a trading post "on a crossroads of four rivers".[3] The small, wooden fort was taken after five days of siege.
Aftermath[]
Prince Vladimir was captured and executed two weeks later, before the eyes of the defenders of Vladimir.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Никифоровская летопись. Никифорівський літопис. Том 35. Литовсько-білоруські літописи". litopys.org.ua. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ Michell, Robert; Shakhmaton, A. A.; Forbes, Nevill; Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond) (1914). The chronicle of Novgorod, 1016-1471. University of California Libraries. London, Offices of the society.
- ^ Grigorjevič., Jan, Vasilij (1991). Batu-kan : istorijski roman. Lobačev, Đorđe., BIGZ). Beograd: Prosveta. ISBN 8607005944. OCLC 438360055.
- ^ "Новгородская летопись". krotov.info. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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