Siege of Smolensk (1654)

Siege of Smolensk (1654)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Smolensk


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partof=the Polish-Russian War (1654-1667)
date=summer 1654
place=Smolensk
result=Russian victory
combatant1=Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
combatant2=Tsardom of Russia
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The Siege of Smolensk was one of the first great events of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667). Smolensk, which had been under the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1611, was besieged by a Russian army in June 1654. The Polish garrison of the city hoped to get reinforcements from the army of Janusz Radziwill, stationed in Orsha. Its situation worsened when Radziwill suffered a defeat from Prince Yakov Cherkassky in the Battle of Shklow. In September, the Polish garrison agreed to leave the city after it was promised a free retreat. The garrison left Smolensk and handed over its weapons and ensigns to the Russians before retreating to Commonwealth-controlled territory. A significant number of landowners, however, preferred to stay and keep their estates, becoming subjects of the Russian Tsardom.


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