battle

Siege of Staroduba

Name: Siege of Staroduba
Location: Starodub, Russia

Siege of Staroduba was a battle fought on an unrecorded date at Starodub, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Starodub. It was part of the Muscovite-Lithuanian War of 1534-1537, which ran from 1534 to 1537. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 70,000+ troops against 150,000+ troops.

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Foughtdate unknown

WhereStarodub, Russia52.583N, 32.767E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive

Belligerents20px Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 20px Crown of the Kingdom of Polandagainst20px Principality of Moscow

Part ofMuscovite-Lithuanian War of 1534-15371534 to 1537

Record

Date	date unknown
Place	Starodub, Russia 52.583N, 32.767E
Kind	Battle, undated
Territorial change	Grand Duchy of Lithuania gains Gomel; Principality of Moscow gains Sebezh and Zawołocze
Strength	70,000+ troops	150,000+ troops
Commanders	Sigismund I the Old	Elena Glinskaya

Placed at Starodub; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dobrynichi 1605, 110 km E
Battle of Listven 1024, 125 km SW
Siege of Hlukhiv 1664, 127 km SE
Sack of Baturyn 1708, 139 km S
Siege of Roslavl 1664, 152 km N

In the same war

Before: Siege of Chernihiv July 1534

Siege of Staroduba is one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11794909, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Starodub, revision 1371448826, 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.