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Name: Second Lithuanian-Muscovite border war

Type: Event

Start: 1500 AD

End: 1503 AD

Parent: Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars

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Was a war between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

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1. Muscovite invasion


Was a Muscovite invasion of Lithuania.

  • June 1500: In May 1500, hostilities resumed between the Duchy of Moscow and Lithuania. The Muscovites, led by Grand Prince Ivan III, quickly captured Lithuanian fortresses in Bryansk, Vyazma, Dorogobuzh, Toropets, and Putyvl.
  • July 1500: Moscovite attack into the Kiev Voivodeship, Volhynia, and Podolia.

  • 2. Livonian Intervention alongside Lithuania


    The Livonian Order joined the Second Muscovite Border War as an ally of Lithuania.

  • August 1501: In 1501, the Livonian Order, led by Wolter von Plettenberg, allied with Lithuania and emerged victorious in the Battle of the Siritsa River (57°35′09″N 27°52′54″E).
  • September 1501: The Livonian Knights evacuate the area of the Siritsa River.
  • October 1501: Siege of Pskov by the Livonian Knights.
  • April 1502: In 1502, Ivan III of Moscow led a campaign to capture Smolensk, but the city successfully defended itself due to the poor strategy of the Muscovites and their lack of artillery. The military occupation of Smolensk by the Duchy of Moscow followed this failed siege.
  • November 1502: The Livonian knights left the are of Lake Smolino.
  • October 1502: The Livonian Knights defeated thejoint armies of Pskov and Moscow in the Battle of Lake Smolino.

  • 3. Truce (Second Lithuanian-Muscovite border war)


    A six-year truce was concluded on the Feast of the Annunciation, ending the Second Muscovite Border War. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania lost approximately 210,000 square kilometres (81,000 sq mi), or a third of its territory.

  • March 1503: A six-year truce was concluded between Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1503. As a result of this agreement, the Grand Duchy lost about a third of its territory to Moscow, including significant regions such as Chernihiv, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Starodub, and lands around the upper Oka River. The other territories Moscow had occupied, were evacuated.

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