Siege of Polotsk

The siege of Polotsk was a siege by forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under Stephen Báthory on the Russian-held city of Polotsk. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Daugava, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the Dzisna fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000. Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered. After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to besiege Velikiye Luki.

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1579 Siege of Polotsk

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447 Siege of Polatsk

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1245 Alexander Nevsky's Lithuanian campaign

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1518 Siege of Polotsk

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1563 Siege of Polotsk (1563)

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1661 Battle of Kushliki

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1812 First Battle of Polotsk

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1812 Second Battle of Polotsk

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1941 Battle of Lepel

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Polatsk. Abloga and assault

Georg Mack - Belagerung von Polozk (1579)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	900	Principality of Polotsk		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	447	Siege of Polatsk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1245	Alexander Nevsky's Lithuanian campaign	Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Principality of Vladimir, Novgorod Republic, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1518	Siege of Polotsk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1563	Siege of Polotsk (1563)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1579	Siege of Polotsk	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, siege, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1661	Battle of Kushliki	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	First Battle of Polotsk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Second Battle of Polotsk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Lepel	17th Panzer Division, battle, 7th Panzer Division, 7-th mechanized corps (1st wave), 5th mechanized corps (1st wave)	Wikidata
site	fort		Polotsk dyadinets	detinets	Wikidata
commons	image		Polotsk1579		Commons
commons	image		Polatsk. Abloga and assault		Commons
commons	image		Georg Mack - Belagerung von Polozk (1579)		Commons