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Battle of Orsha

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The Battle of Orsha took place on September 8, 1514, between the Belarusians (Litvins) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on one side (estimated 30,000 troops) and the Russian (Muscovite) army (about 80,000 troops). The much smaller army of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania led led by hetman Kanstancin Astrozhski (Konstantin Ostrozhsky) crashed the mighty army of the Muscovites.