Siege of Smolensk (1654)

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Siege of Smolensk
Part of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67)
Date 6 July – 16 September 1654 Location Smolensk 54°47′N 32°03′E / 54.783°N 32.050°E / 54.783; 32.050Coordinates: 54°47′N 32°03′E / 54.783°N 32.050°E / 54.783; 32.050 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
[ru]	Alexander Leslie[1]

The Siege of Smolensk was one of the first great events of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). Smolensk, which had been under the rule of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1404–1514 and since 1611, was besieged by a Russian army in June 1654. The Polish garrison of the city (commanded by Smolensk Voivode ) hoped to get reinforcements from the army of Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655), stationed in Orsha. Its situation worsened when Radziwiłł suffered a defeat from Prince in the Battle of Shklow. In September, the Polish garrison agreed to leave the city after it was promised a free retreat. The garrison left Smolensk and handed over its weapons and ensigns to the Russians before retreating to the Commonwealth-controlled territory. A significant number of landowners, however, preferred to stay and keep their estates, becoming subjects of the Russian Tsardom.

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