Battle of Vilnius

The Battle of Vilnius was an attack by Russian and Cossack forces on Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, that occurred on 8 August 1655 during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). The Polish–Lithuanian forces under the leadership of Great Hetman Janusz Radziwiłł were defeated by the Russian army of Alexis of Russia. It was the first time that a foreign power managed to capture the Vilnius Castle Complex. The six-year Muscovite occupation that followed resulted in a major depopulation and a decline of the city for many years to come. The defeat was one of the reasons Janusz Radziwiłł and several other Lithuanian magnates surrendered the Grand Duchy to Sweden at the Union of Kėdainiai.

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battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, Zaporozhian Cossacks, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 

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1655 Battle of Vilnius

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1390 Siege of Vilnius

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1508 Glinsky's Rebellion

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1658 Battle of Werki

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1702 Battle of Vilnius

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1794 Battle of Nemenčinė

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1812 Battles of Vilnius (1812)

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1831 Ponary Battle

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1918 — 1919 Battles for Vilnius

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1939 Battle of Wilno

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1944 Vilnius Offensive

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1944 Operation Ostra Brama

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1381 — 1384 Lithuanian Civil War of 1381–1384

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1432 — 1438 Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1236	Grand Duchy of Lithuania		Wikidata
area	region	1918	Kingdom of Lithuania		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Antokolu	First French Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Rykontami	First French Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Wilno Uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1390	Siege of Vilnius	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1508	Glinsky's Rebellion	rebellion, Marcin Chreptowicz	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1655	Battle of Vilnius	battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, Zaporozhian Cossacks	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Battle of Werki	battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1702	Battle of Vilnius	Sweden, battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1794	Battle of Nemenčinė	Russian Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battles of Vilnius (1812)	First French Empire, Russian Empire, Duchy of Warsaw, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1831	Ponary Battle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battles for Vilnius	battle, Second Polish Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Wilno	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Vilnius Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Operation Ostra Brama	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1381	Lithuanian Civil War of 1381–1384	civil war	Wikidata
event	war	1432	Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438	civil war	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1918	Lithuanian Land Force	army	Wikidata
site	bunker		bunkers in Antakalnis	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Šnipiškių Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort	1830	Vilnius Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		Soviet Bunker museum	military museum	Wikidata