Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi
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DateDecember 31, 1604
Location
Result
Victory for False Dmitry I, Novhorod-Siverskyi besieged
| Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Russian War (1605–1618) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Army of False Dmitry I | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| False Dmitry I |
Fyodor Mstislavsky Peter Basmanov Nikita Trubeckoy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 |
25,000–40,000; 1,500 in garrison of Novhorod-Siverskyi | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Significant | About 4,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Novgorod-Seversky was the first major battle of False Dmitry I against Boris Godunov.[1]
False Dmitry I crossed the border of the Tsardom of Russia in winter of 1604 commanding a mercenary army of Polish-Lithuanian noblemen. Many residents of southern Russian lands flocked to his banner, and the fortified cities of Chernigov and Putyvl accepted him as their "rightful sovereign".[2]
Siege of Novgorod Seversky
Novgorod Seversky was the only city that resisted False Dmitry's troops, defended by Voivode Peter Basmanov and Nikita Trubetskoi with 1,500 men and several heavy cannon. The siege began on November 21, but two major assaults were successfully repulsed.