Battle of Molodi
| Battle of Molodi | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Crimean Wars and Russo-Turkish wars | |||||||||
Molodi village. A foundation stone to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Molodi in 1572. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Tsardom of Russia Don Cossacks Zaporozhian Sich |
Crimean Khanate Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mikhail Vorotynsky (army commander) Dmitry Khvorostinin (key figure) Mikhail Cherkashenin Mykhailo Vyshnevetsky |
Devlet I Giray Divay Murza (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 to 70,000 men | 60,000 to 120,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
15,000 dead or wounded, 12,000 drowned 40–100,000 incl. retreat | ||||||||
The Battle of Molodi (Russian: Би́тва при Мóлодях) was one of the key battles of Ivan the Terrible's reign. It was fought near the village of Molodi, circa 50 km (31 mi) south of Moscow, in July–August 1572 between the 120,000 horde of Devlet I Giray of Crimea and about 60,000–70,000 Russians and Cossacks led by Prince Mikhail Vorotynsky. The Crimeans had burned Moscow the previous year, but this time they were thoroughly defeated.