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Name: Invasion of Russia by Algirdas

Type: Event

Start: 1368 AD

End: 1372 AD

Parent: Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-1372)

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Was a military campaign launched by Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas in Russia.

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  • June 1372: Prince of Moscow Dmitry Donskoy marched with his army to meet the invading Lithuanian army, which was stopped near Lyubutsk.
  • January 1369: In 1368, Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania gathered a large army, which included his brother Kęstutis and forces from Tver and Smolensk. The army was assembled in secret and marched quietly so that not to give an advance warning to the Russians. After crossing the Lithuania-Russia border, Lithuanians began pillaging and burning various villages.
  • November 1368: The Lithuanians defeated the Russian defense forces on the Trosna River.
  • December 1368: The Lithuanians surrounded the Kremlin of Moscow, burned and looted it.

  • 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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