What the records say
- When
- 8 Aug 1655 – 10 Aug 1655
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.68° N, 25.28° E
- Description
- 1655 Russia captures the city during the Russo-Polish War
Battle of Vilnius (1655)
1655 Russia captures the city during the Russo-Polish War
The Battle of Vilnius was an attack by Russian and Cossack forces on Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, that occurred on 8 August 1655 during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). The Polish–Lithuanian forces under the leadership of Grand Hetman of Lithuania Janusz Radziwiłł were defeated by the Russian army of Alexis of Russia.
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