Battle of Ashmyany
| Battle of Ashmyany | |||||||
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| Part of the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Švitrigaila's forces Russians Tatars |
Sigismund's forces Samogitians Masurians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Švitrigaila Jurgis Gedgaudas Jurgis Lengvenaitis | Sigismund Kęstutaitis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Several thousand | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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10,000 killed 4,000 captured | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Ashmyany or Ašmena (Lithuanian: Ašmenos mūšis) was fought on 8 December 1432 at Ashmyany between the armies of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis, two pretenders to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438).