Fire of Moscow (1571)
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For similar disasters, see Fire of Moscow (disambiguation).
The Fire of Moscow occurred on 24 May 1571, when the Crimean army[6] (circa 40,000 horsemen[4]) led by the khan of Crimea Devlet I Giray, bypassed the Serpukhov defensive fortifications on the Oka River, crossed the Ugra River into the Moscow suburbs, and rounded the flank of the 35,000–40,000 men[4] of the Russian army.
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Fire of Moscow (1571) | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Crimean Wars | |||||||
Miniature of the Illustrated Chronicle, 16th century | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Crimean Khanate[1] Nogai Horde[2] Circassia[2] | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Selim II Devlet I Giray Divey-Murza[lower-alpha 1] Temroqwa Idar |
Ivan Belsky Ivan Mstislavsky Ivan Sheremetev Mikhail Vorotynsky Pyotr Tatev Vasily Temkin-Rostovsky | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
c. 40,000 Tatar horsemen[lower-alpha 2] unknown number of Nogais and Circassians[lower-alpha 3] | 35,000–40,000[4][lower-alpha 4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 60,000–200,000 inhabitants | ||||||
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