Wars, politics & history

Siege of Smolensk

from 29 September 1609 to 13 June 1611

1609-1611 siege. It began on 29 September 1609 in what is now the Russian Federation and lasted until 13 June 1611 (about 2 years). The setting was Smolensk. It was part of the Polish–Muscovite War. Those involved included Tsardom of Russia, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden and Zaporozhian Cossacks.

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