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The Khivan campaign of 1839–1840 was a failed Russian attempt to conquer the Khanate of Khiva. Vasily Perovsky set out from Orenburg with 5,000 men, met an unusually cold winter, lost most of his camels, and was forced to turn back after going halfway.
The Feud of the Sviatoslavichi (Ukrainian: Усобиця Святославичів, romanized: Usobytsya Svyatoslavychiv) was a war of succession in Kievan Rus' in the late 970s (the precise dating is uncertain), between the sons of the Kievan prince Sviatoslav I Igorevich (died 972), for 'eldership' after the death of their father.
Battle of armies of Svyatoslav with armies of Khazar prince Kagan, ending with victory of Rus'. Miniature from the Radziwiłł Chronicle, the end of the XV century. Having gathered a large army, the Russian prince first moved against the Vyatichi, who considered themselves tributaries of the Khazar Khaganate, defeated them and moved to fight against Khazaria.
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
This is a list of wars involving Kievan Rus' (c. 9th century–1240). [a] These wars involved Kievan Rus' (also known as Kyivan Rus' [5]) as a whole, or some of its principalities [b] up to 1240. [c] Victory of Kievan Rus' (and allies) Defeat of Kievan Rus' (and allies) Another result*
Kievan succession crisis, Kievan war of succession or internecine war in (Kievan) Rus ' (Ukrainian: Міжусобна війна на Русі; Russian: Междоусобная война на Руси) may refer to: Feud of the Sviatoslavichi (c. 970s–980), after the death of Sviatoslav I Igorevich
Rider armour and horse equipment. Iron, 12th–13th centuries, Lypovets, Vinnytsia Oblast, mound 264, military burial. Hermitage Museum.. Before Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' in the 13th century, a Prince would be accompanied by his druzhyna, a small retinue of heavy cavalry, [5] who would often fight dismounted (eq. Battle on the Ice).
The Rus'–Byzantine Treaty of 911 is the most comprehensive and detailed treaty which was allegedly concluded between the Byzantine Empire and Kievan Rus' in the early 10th century. [citation needed] It was preceded by the preliminary [citation needed] treaty of 907. It is considered the earliest written source of Kievan Rus' law.