Battle of Zaraysk
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| Battle of Zaraisk | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18) | |||||||
 Camp of False Dmitry II at Tushino | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| False Dmitry II | Muscovite Tsardom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alexander Lisowsky |
Zahari Lyapunov Ivan Khovansky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 Cossacks and Lithuanians | Several thousand from Ryazan, 250 cavalry from Arzamas | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Heavy | ||||||
In the Battle of Zaraisk, during the Time of Troubles, on April 9, 1608, Colonel Alexander Lisovsky in service of False Dmitry II, defeated the army of Tsar Vasily IV under Zahariya Lyapunov and Ivan Khovansky.