What the records say
- When
- 5 Feb 1564
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.90° N, 29.16° E
- Description
- 1564 battle of the Livonian War
Battle of the Ula
1564 battle of the Livonian War
The Battle of the Ula or Battle of Chashniki was fought during the Livonian War on 26 January 1564 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Tsardom of Russia on the Ula River north of Chashniki in the Vitebsk Region. The Russian troops, unarmed and moving in a loose formation, were taken by complete surprise and defeated, losing their large wagon train.
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