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Siege of Smolensk

Siege of Smolensk was a siege conducted in 1654 at Smolensk, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Russo-Polish War, which ran from 1654 to 1667. The recorded result: Russo-Cossack victory.

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Fought1654
WhereSmolensk, Russia54.783N, 32.045E
OutcomeRusso-Cossack victory
Belligerents22px Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstTsardom of Russia; Cossack Hetmanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownand300 killed; 1,000 wounded
Part ofRusso-Polish War1654 to 1667

Where it sits in the Russo-Polish War

Siege of Smolensk, 1654Siege of Mstislav, 1654Sovereign's Campaign of 1654, 1654Siege of Smolensk, 1654Battle of Nowa Woda, 1654Battle of Shklow, 1654Battle of Shepeleviche, 1654Siege of Bratslav, 1654Battle of Okhmativ, 1655Battle of Vilnius, 1655Siege of Lviv, 1655Battle of Horodok, 1655Battle of Ozerna, 1655Battle of Werki, 1658Siege of Varna, 1658Siege of Kaunas, 1658Battle of Myadel, 1659Siege of Lyakhavichy, 1660Battle of Polonka, 1660Siege of Borysowa, 1660Siege of Mohylewa, 1660Battle of Lyubar, 1660Battle of Basya, 1660Battle of Kutyszcze, 1660Battle of Chudniv, 1660Battle of Slobodyshche, 1660Battle of Kushliki, 1661Battle of Buzhyn, 16621663 raid on the Perekop fortress, 1663Siege of Hlukhiv, 1664Siege of Roslavl, 1664Battle of Stavishche, 1664Battle of Vitebsk (1664), 166416541664Siege of Smolensk, 1654
34 placed engagements of the Russo-Polish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1654 (year precision)
to 23 September 1654
PlaceSmolensk, Russia
54.783N, 32.045E
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and lossesUnknown300 killed; 1,000 wounded
Commanders
Siege of SmolenskSiege of SmolenskBattle of SmolenskSiege of SmolenskSiege of SmolenskSiege of SmolenskSiege of SmolenskBattle of SmolenskVitsyebskMahilyowOrshaRoslavlVyazmaSafonovoKirovDyatkovo100 km54.783N, 32.045E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between 1285 and 1943.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1654

Siege of Smolensk is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337448, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Smolensk (1654), revision 1370745370, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.