Battle of the Kondurcha River

Infobox Military Conflict

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conflict=Battle of the Kondurcha River
partof=Tokhtamysh-Timur War
place=Volga Bulgaria, Golden Horde
date=June 18, 1391
result=Timur victory
combatant1= Timurid dynasty
combatant2= Golden Horde
commander1=Timur
commander2=Tokhtamysh
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strength2=
casualties1=
casualties2=|The Battle of the Kondurcha River was the first major battle of the Tokhtamysh-Timur War. It took place at the Kondurcha River, in the Bulgar Ulus of the Golden Horde, in what today is Samara Oblast in Russia.
Tokhtamysh's cavalry tried to encircle Timur's army from the flanks. However, the Central Asian army withstood the assault, after which its sudden frontal attack put the Horde troops to flight. However, many of the Golden Horde troops escaped to fight again at Terek.

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