Siege of Polotsk (1579) - Revision history

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	[[Category:Battles involving the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth\|Polotsk]]		[[Category:Battles involving the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth\|Polotsk]]
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	The '''siege of Polotsk''' ({{lang-ru\|Осада Полоцка}}, {{lang-pl\|Oblężenie Połocka}}) was a siege by forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under [[Stefan Bathory]] on the Russian-held city of [[Polotsk]]. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Dwina, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the [[Dzisna]] fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000.{{sfn\|Perrie\|Pavlov\|2014}} Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered.{{sfn\|Szabo\|2009\|pp=717–721}} After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to [[siege of Velikiye Luki\|besiege]] [[Velikiye Luki]].{{sfn\|Perrie\|Pavlov\|2014}}		The '''siege of Polotsk''' ({{lang-ru\|Осада Полоцка}}, {{lang-pl\|Oblężenie Połocka}}, {{lang-be\|Аблога Полацка}}) was a siege by forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under [[Stefan Bathory]] on the Russian-held city of [[Polotsk]]. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Dwina, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the [[Dzisna]] fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000.{{sfn\|Perrie\|Pavlov\|2014}} Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered.{{sfn\|Szabo\|2009\|pp=717–721}} After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to [[siege of Velikiye Luki\|besiege]] [[Velikiye Luki]].{{sfn\|Perrie\|Pavlov\|2014}}

	==Citations==		==Citations==

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	{{infobox military conflict		{{infobox military conflict
	\|partof = the [[Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory]] in the [[Livonian War]]		\| partof = the [[Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory]] in the [[Livonian War]]
	\|image = Połacak. Полацак (1579).jpg		\| image = Połacak. Полацак (1579).jpg
	\|image_size = 300px		\| image_size = 300px
	\|caption = The Siege of Polotsk, 1579, in a contemporary illustration.		\| caption = The Siege of Polotsk, 1579, in a contemporary illustration.
	\|place = [[Polotsk]]		\| place = [[Polotsk]]
	\|coordinates = {{coord\|55\|29\|13\|N\|28\|45\|39\|E\|region:BY_type:event\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|55\|29\|13\|N\|28\|45\|39\|E\|region:BY_type:event\|display=inline,title}}
	\|date = August 11–30, 1579		\| date = August 11–30, 1579
	\|combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]		\| combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]
	\|combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]		\| combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]
	\|commander1 = {{plainlist \|		\| commander1 = {{plainlist \|
	*[[Stefan Bathory]]		*[[Stefan Bathory]]
	*[[Mikołaj Mielecki]]		*[[Mikołaj Mielecki]]
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	*[[Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł]]		*[[Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł]]
	*[[Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=88-89}}}}		*[[Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=88-89}}}}
	\|commander2 = {{plainlist \|		\| commander2 = {{plainlist \|
	*[[Ivan IV of Russia]] residing in [[Pskov]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=165}}		*[[Ivan IV of Russia]] residing in [[Pskov]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=165}}
	*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}		*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}
	\|strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}		\| strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}
	\|strength2 = {{plainlist \|		\| strength2 = {{plainlist \|
	*~6000 garrison		*~6000 garrison
	*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}		*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}
	\|casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}		\| casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}
	*602 Polish		*602 Polish
	*860 Germans		*860 Germans
	*unknown number of Hungarians(probably similar to Polish losses)		*unknown number of Hungarians(probably similar to Polish losses)
	*unknown small number of Lithuanians		*unknown small number of Lithuanians
	\|casualties2 = Up to 2,000 dead. {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}		\| casualties2 = Up to 2,000 dead. {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}
	All others captured and then released except commander and a few city elders. {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=153}}		All others captured and then released except commander and a few city elders. {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=153}}
			\| result = Polish–Lithuanian victory
⚫	\|~~result~~ = Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captures Polotsk
			\| conflict =
		⚫	\| territory = Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captures Polotsk
	}}		}}
	{{campaignbox Livonian War}}		{{campaignbox Livonian War}}

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	\|combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]		\|combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]
	\|combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]		\|combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]
	\|commander1 = [[Stefan Bathory]]		\|commander1 = {{plainlist \|
			*[[Stefan Bathory]]
			*[[Mikołaj Mielecki]]
			*[[Jan Zborowski]]
			*[[Gáspár Bekes]]
			*[[:pl:Krzysztof Rozdrażewski\|Krzysztof Rozdrażewski]]
			*[[Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł]]
			*[[Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=88-89}}}}
	\|commander2 = {{plainlist \|		\|commander2 = {{plainlist \|
	*[[Ivan IV of Russia]]		*[[Ivan IV of Russia]] residing in [[Pskov]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=165}}
	*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander}}		*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}
	\|strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}		\|strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}
	\|strength2 = {{plainlist \|		\|strength2 = {{plainlist \|
	*~6000 garrison		*~6000 garrison
	*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=127~~-128~~}}}}		*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}
	\|casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}		\|casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}
	*602 Polish		*602 Polish

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	\|coordinates = {{coord\|55\|29\|13\|N\|28\|45\|39\|E\|region:BY_type:event\|display=inline,title}}		\|coordinates = {{coord\|55\|29\|13\|N\|28\|45\|39\|E\|region:BY_type:event\|display=inline,title}}
	\|date = August 11–30, 1579		\|date = August 11–30, 1579
	\|combatant1 = [[File:~~Chorągiew~~ ~~królewska~~ ~~króla~~ ~~Zygmunta III Wazy~~.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]		\|combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]
	\|combatant2 = [[Tsardom of Russia]]		\|combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]
	\|commander1 = [[Stefan Bathory]]		\|commander1 = [[Stefan Bathory]]
	\|commander2 = [[Ivan IV of Russia]]		\|commander2 = {{plainlist \|
			*[[Ivan IV of Russia]]
			*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander}}
⚫	\|casualties1 = At least ~~1462~~ including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=156}}
			\|strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}
			\|strength2 = {{plainlist \|
			*~6000 garrison
			*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=127-128}}}}
		⚫	\|casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}
	*602 Polish		*602 Polish
	*860 Germans		*860 Germans
	*unknown number of Hungarians(probably similar to Polish losses)		*unknown number of Hungarians(probably similar to Polish losses)
	*unknown small number of Lithuanians		*unknown small number of Lithuanians
	\|casualties2 = Up to ~~2000~~ {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=155}}		\|casualties2 = Up to 2,000 dead. {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}
			All others captured and then released except commander and a few city elders. {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=153}}
	\|result = Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captures Polotsk		\|result = Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captures Polotsk
	}}		}}

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	\|commander1 = [[Stefan Bathory]]		\|commander1 = [[Stefan Bathory]]
	\|commander2 = [[Ivan IV of Russia]]		\|commander2 = [[Ivan IV of Russia]]
			\|casualties1 = At least 1462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=156}}
			*602 Polish
			*860 Germans
			*unknown number of Hungarians(probably similar to Polish losses)
			*unknown small number of Lithuanians
			\|casualties2 = Up to 2000 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=155}}
	\|result = Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captures Polotsk		\|result = Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth captures Polotsk
	}}		}}
	{{campaignbox Livonian War}}		{{campaignbox Livonian War}}

	The '''siege of Polotsk''' ({{lang-ru\|Осада Полоцка}}, {{lang-pl\|Oblężenie Połocka}}) was a siege by forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under [[Stefan Bathory]] on the Russian-held city of [[Polotsk]]. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Dwina, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the [[Dzisna]] fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000.~~<ref name="Perrie on Polotsk">~~{{~~cite book~~\|~~last1=~~Perrie\|~~first1=Maureen\|last2=~~Pavlov\|~~first2=Andrei\|title=Ivan the Terrible\|date=~~2014~~\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781317894674\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YkABAAAQBAJ&dq=bathory+Velikiye+Luki&pg=PT155\|accessdate=January 13, 2017~~}}~~</ref>~~ Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered.~~<ref name="Szabo on Polotsk">~~{{~~cite journal~~\|~~last1=~~Szabo\|~~first1=Bela\|title=The first campaign against Ivan, the Terrible by Stephen Báthory in 1579\|journal=AARMS\|date=~~2009\|~~volume=8\|issue=4\|pages~~=717–721~~\|url=http://www.zmne.hu/aarms/docs/Volume8/Issue4/pdf/14.pdf\|accessdate=January 13, 2017~~}}~~</ref>~~ After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to [[siege of Velikiye Luki\|besiege]] [[Velikiye Luki]].~~<ref name="~~Perrie ~~on Polotsk" />>~~		The '''siege of Polotsk''' ({{lang-ru\|Осада Полоцка}}, {{lang-pl\|Oblężenie Połocka}}) was a siege by forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under [[Stefan Bathory]] on the Russian-held city of [[Polotsk]]. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Dwina, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the [[Dzisna]] fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000.{{sfn\|Perrie\|Pavlov\|2014}} Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered.{{sfn\|Szabo\|2009\|pp=717–721}} After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to [[siege of Velikiye Luki\|besiege]] [[Velikiye Luki]].{{sfn\|Perrie\|Pavlov\|2014}}

	==~~References~~==		==Citations==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==References==
			* {{cite book \|last1=Kupisz \|first1=Dariusz \|title=Połock 1579 \|publisher=Dom Wydawniczy Bellona \|year=2003 \|lang=pl \|location=Warszawa, Poland \|isbn=83-11-09708-9}}
			* {{cite book \|last1=Perrie \|first1=Maureen \|last2=Pavlov \|first2=Andrei \|title=Ivan the Terrible \|date=2014 \|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=9781317894674 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YkABAAAQBAJ&dq=bathory+Velikiye+Luki&pg=PT155 \|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}
			* {{cite journal \|last1=Szabo \|first1=Bela \|title=The first campaign against Ivan, the Terrible by Stephen Báthory in 1579 \|journal=AARMS \|date=2009\|volume=8 \|issue=4 \|url=http://www.zmne.hu/aarms/docs/Volume8/Issue4/pdf/14.pdf \|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}

	[[Category:Conflicts in 1579\|Polotsk]]		[[Category:Conflicts in 1579\|Polotsk]]

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	The '''~~Siege~~ of Polotsk''' ({{lang-ru\|Осада Полоцка}}, {{lang-pl\|Oblężenie Połocka}}) was a siege by forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under [[Stefan Bathory]] on the Russian-held city of [[Polotsk]]. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Dwina, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the [[Dzisna]] fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000.<ref name="Perrie on Polotsk">{{cite book\|last1=Perrie\|first1=Maureen\|last2=Pavlov\|first2=Andrei\|title=Ivan the Terrible\|date=2014\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781317894674\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YkABAAAQBAJ&dq=bathory+Velikiye+Luki&pg=PT155\|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}</ref> Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered.<ref name="Szabo on Polotsk">{{cite journal\|last1=Szabo\|first1=Bela\|title=The first campaign against Ivan, the Terrible by Stephen Báthory in 1579\|journal=AARMS\|date=2009\|volume=8\|issue=4\|pages=717–721\|url=http://www.zmne.hu/aarms/docs/Volume8/Issue4/pdf/14.pdf\|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}</ref> After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to [[siege of Velikiye Luki\|besiege]] [[Velikiye Luki]].<ref name="Perrie on Polotsk" />>		The '''siege of Polotsk''' ({{lang-ru\|Осада Полоцка}}, {{lang-pl\|Oblężenie Połocka}}) was a siege by forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] under [[Stefan Bathory]] on the Russian-held city of [[Polotsk]]. Polotsk had been captured and heavily fortified by the Russians under Ivan the Terrible in 1563 because the river Dwina, which led to the key city of Riga, flowed through it. Hungarian soldiers, led by Caspar Bekes, Polish soldiers, led by Mikolaj Mielecki, and Lithuanian soldiers, led by Mikolaj Radziwill, converged at the [[Dzisna]] fortress, joined Bathory's men, and moved on to Polotsk, with a total force of about 42,000.<ref name="Perrie on Polotsk">{{cite book\|last1=Perrie\|first1=Maureen\|last2=Pavlov\|first2=Andrei\|title=Ivan the Terrible\|date=2014\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781317894674\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YkABAAAQBAJ&dq=bathory+Velikiye+Luki&pg=PT155\|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}</ref> Polotsk had three fortresses: the central one, nearby Strelec fortress, and the walled town of Zapolochie. The primary focus was on the central fortress: first with artillery, which failed because it only punctured the wooden walls, then with cannons, and eventually with fire. The Russians defended Polotsk with trenches and artillery, but after the Hungarian contingent captured Zapolochie, the Russians surrendered.<ref name="Szabo on Polotsk">{{cite journal\|last1=Szabo\|first1=Bela\|title=The first campaign against Ivan, the Terrible by Stephen Báthory in 1579\|journal=AARMS\|date=2009\|volume=8\|issue=4\|pages=717–721\|url=http://www.zmne.hu/aarms/docs/Volume8/Issue4/pdf/14.pdf\|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}</ref> After taking the city, Bathory's forces then moved to [[siege of Velikiye Luki\|besiege]] [[Velikiye Luki]].<ref name="Perrie on Polotsk" />>

	==References==		==References==

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	[[Category:Sieges involving Russia\|Polotsk (1579)]]		[[Category:Sieges involving Russia\|Polotsk (1579)]]
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	\|combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]		\|combatant1 = [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg\|22px]] [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]
	\|combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]		\|combatant2 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Russia 1577.png\|22px]][[Tsardom of Russia]]
	\|commander1 = [[Stefan Bathory]]		\|commander1 = {{plainlist \|
			*[[Stefan Bathory]]
			*[[Mikołaj Mielecki]]
			*[[Jan Zborowski]]
			*[[Gáspár Bekes]]
			*[[:pl:Krzysztof Rozdrażewski\|Krzysztof Rozdrażewski]]
			*[[Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł]]
			*[[Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=88-89}}}}
	\|commander2 = {{plainlist \|		\|commander2 = {{plainlist \|
	*[[Ivan IV of Russia]]		*[[Ivan IV of Russia]] residing in [[Pskov]]{{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=165}}
	*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander}}		*[[:ru:Телятевский,_Василий_Иванович\|Knyaz Wasyl Iwanowicz Tielatiewski]] garrison commander {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}
	\|strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}		\|strength1 = Total Polotsk campaign 41,714 {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=103}}
	\|strength2 = {{plainlist \|		\|strength2 = {{plainlist \|
	*~6000 garrison		*~6000 garrison
	*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=127~~-128~~}}}}		*38 cannons {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|p=127}}}}
	\|casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}		\|casualties1 = At least 1,462 including dead, injured, deserted {{sfn\|Kupisz\|2003\|pp=155-156}}
	*602 Polish		*602 Polish

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