What the records say
- When
- 17 Jun 1609
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 57.04° N, 34.96° E
- Description
- 1609 battle
Placed at the town its title names, Torzhok.
Battle of Torzhok
1609 battle
The Battle of Torzhok was a battle on June 17, 1609, between the advanced units of the Russian-Swedish army led by Prince Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky and Jacob De la Gardie and the army of Polish–Lithuanian invaders who fought for False Dmitry II, led by Alexander Zborovsky. It ended with the defeat of the interventionist troops and its retreat.
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