Battle of the Alta River

When

1068

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.05° N, 31.43° E

Description

battle in 1068 in present-day Ukraine

Battle in 1068 in present-day Ukraine

The Battle of Alta River was a 1068 clash on the Alta River between Cuman army on the one hand and Kievan Rus' forces of Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev, Prince Sviatoslav of Chernigov, and Prince Vsevolod of Periaslavl on the other in which the Rus' forces were routed and fled back to Kiev and Chernigov in some disarray. The battle led to an uprising in Kiev that briefly deposed Grand Prince Iziaslav.

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