The Battle of Dobrynichi took place on January 21, 1605 between the armies of False Dmitriy I and Fyodor Mstislavsky near the village of Dobrynichi (today's Bryansk Oblast in Russia). Combatants Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Muscovite Russia Commanders Strength Casualties The Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618) is the name of the series of wars (1605–1618) between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Muscovite Russia (or Muscovy), in the background of the Russian dynastic crisis known as the Time of Troubles (1598... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Dobrun (Russian: ), formerly called Dobrynichi () is a village in Bryansky District of Bryansk Oblast, located 20 km northwest of Sevsk. ... False Dimitriy I (Cyrillic Лжедмитрий; other transliterations: Dimitry, Dimitri, Dimitrii) was the Tsar of Russia from July 21, 1605 until his death on May 17, 1606 under the name of Dimitriy Ioannovich (Cyrillic Димитрий Иоаннович). He was one of three impostors who claimed during the Time of Troubles to be the youngest son... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ... Combatants Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Tsardom of Russia The Polish–Muscovite War of 1605–1618 (also known as Polish-Russian War, although that name is also applied to several other conflicts) is the name of the series of wars between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Tsardom of Russia, in the background... The Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra (Троицкая осада, Троицкое сидение in Russian) was an abortive attempt of the Polish-Lithuanian irregular army supporting False Dmitri II to capture the Trinity Monastery. ... The Defense of Smolensk from the Poles, by Boris Chorikov (1802-66). ... Combatants Poland Muscovy Commanders StanisÅ‚aw Żółkiewski Dmitry Shuisky Jacob De la Gardie Strength 6,800 [citation needed] 35,000 - 40,000 [citation needed] Casualties 400 dead 10000-15000 dead {{{notes}}} The Battle of Klushino (KÅ‚uszyn) was fought on July 4th, 1610, between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... False Dimitriy I (Cyrillic Лжедмитрий; other transliterations: Dimitry, Dimitri, Dimitrii) was the Tsar of Russia from July 21, 1605 until his death on May 17, 1606 under the name of Dimitriy Ioannovich (Cyrillic Димитрий Иоаннович). He was one of three impostors who claimed during the Time of Troubles to be the youngest son... Dobrun (Russian: ), formerly called Dobrynichi () is a village in Bryansky District of Bryansk Oblast, located 20 km northwest of Sevsk. ... Bryansk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ...

Prelude

Fyodor Mstislavsky commanded an army of some 20,000 soldiers, while False Dmitriy I had some 23,000 men at his disposal. The impostor found out that Boris Godunov's army had been deployed near a small village of Dobrynichi and made a decision to attack it at once, first sending his men to set the village on fire. The Russian patrol, however, was able to capture the incendiaries and warn the rest of the army of the oncoming enemy forces, thus, giving the Russian army some time to prepare for the battle. This article is about a military rank. ... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ...

The battle

False Dmitriy I attacked the Russian regiment on watch with his main forces (consisting of Polish choragiews and Russian cavalry) and threw it back to Dobrynichi. His plan was to force the right flank of the Russian army to retreat beyond the Sev River. Fyodor Mstislavsky ordered his right flank (consisting of German and Dutch mercenaries and Russian cavalry) to assume the offensive in order to stop and overrun the enemy. The impostor’s cavalry was able to press the mercenaries and throw back the Russian cavalry. Then, he attacked the center of Mstislavsky’s army, namely the Streltsy, who had been dislocated in Dobrynichi. The latter met Dmitriy’s cavalry with gunfire from harquebuses and cannons and put them to flight. At the sight of the fleeing cavalry, unmounted Zaporozhian Cossacks on the right flank of Dmitriy’s army decided that the battle had been lost and followed suit. British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... Chorągiew pancerna of rotmistrz Józef Hulewicz painted by Wojciech Kossak. ... Not to be confused with Golgotha, which was called Calvary. ... Flank is a word which might mean any of several different things: A flank is the side of either a horse or a military unit. ... For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). ... Streltsy (Стрельцы in Russian) were the units of Russian guardsmen (sl. ... The Arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus or hackbut) was a primitive firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. ... For other uses, see Cannon (disambiguation). ... The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey. ...

The Russian cavalry decided to counter-attack the fleeing enemy horsemen and foot soldiers and crushed them completely. Dmitriy’s reserve, consisting of an unmounted unit of the Don Cossacks and artillery, was surrounded and almost utterly destroyed. The Russian army chased the remains of the impostor’s forces for 8 km, but he managed to retreat to Rylsk. Don Cossacks refers to cossacks that settled along the Don River, Russia it its lower and middle parts. ... For other uses, see Artillery (disambiguation). ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Rylsk (Russian: ) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Seym River (Dnieper basin) 124 km southwest of Kursk. ...