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Name: Kęstutis' raid

Type: Event

Start: 1372 AD

End: 1372 AD

Parent: Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-1372)

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Was a military campaign launched by Kęstutis, the brother of Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas, in Russia.

Chronology


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  • June 1372: The armies of Lithuania and Tver attacked Kashin and its duke acknowledged Tver's suzerainty.
  • June 1372: In spring 1372, Lithuanians raided Russian lands again. This time Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, did not participate. The Lithuanian Army was commanded by Kęstutis (Algirdas' brother) and his son Vytautas and Algirdas' son Andrei of Polotsk. They attacked Pereslavl-Zalessky, burned the posad and churches, looted and extracted a ransom.
  • June 1372: Mikhail II prince of Tver (allied with Lirhuania) attacked the city of Dmitrov.

  • Selected Sources


  • Batūra, R. (2013): Algirdo žygiai į Maskvą 1368 1370, 1372in Zikaras, K.: Žymiausi Lietuvos mūšiai ir karinės operacijos (2nd ed.). Vilnius (Lithuania), pp. 46-49
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