Battle of the Trubezh River (1096)

The battle on the Trubezh River is a battle in 1096 between the troops of the Old Russian state and the Polovtsians, won by the Russian princes. There was a board in Kiev Svyatopolk Izyaslavich. The battle was the first major success of the Russian princes in the Russian-Polovets confrontation in 28 years.

Prehistory
In 1093 the Polovtsi inflicted a double defeat on Svyatopolk and Vladimir ( on Stugna and near Zhelani), in 1094 Vladimir, besieged by Oleg Svyatoslavich and the Polovtsians in Chernigov, was forced to cede the city of Oleg and return to Pereyaslavl.

In 1095 Vladimir defeated Pereyaslavl with two Polovtsian princes, Itlar and Kitan, and in 1096 Svyatopolk and Vladimir opposed Oleg for Chernigov. On May 3, Oleg left the city and closed in Starodub, the siege of which lasted until June 8. In the end, Oleg left the city and was released under the promise to come with his brother David to Kiev for peace.

In the meantime Bonyak attacked the neighborhood of Kiev (burned the prince's court in Berestov ), and Kurya - Pereyaslavl. Smoking on May 24 burned the mouth.

Trekking
May 30 Tugorkan besieged Pereyaslavl, and Svyatopolk and Vladimir approached the right bank of the Dnieper to Zaruba and crossed the Dnieper on July 19, that is, the city was under siege 50 days. Out of Pereyaslavl defenders came out. Polovtsy stood on the left, eastern bank of the Trubezh. The attack of the Russians was of an unorganized nature ( Vladimir wanted to build a regiment, they did not listen ), but it was very successful: the Polovtsy fled, many of them died during the persecution, Tugorkan and his son perished.

Already on July 20 Bonyak again came to Kiev and defeated the Pechersky Monastery.

Consequences
Polovtsy suffered a tangible defeat, but in Russia continued the struggle of Svyatoslavich for his father's inheritance. Oleg left Starodub in Smolensk to his brother Davyd, from there with the troops came to Ryazan, and then attacked a busy year earlier Izyaslav Vladimirovich Kursk Moore and won the battle in which Izyaslav died (September 6, 1096). Oleg captured Rostov, then Mstislav Vladimirovich came with him to Novgorod and defeated him near Suzdal on Koloksha, and then drove him from Murom and Ryazan.

The following year, the princes gathered at the Lyubech congress, according to the decision of which Svyatoslavichy received his father's inheritance. With the termination of civil strifes, the princes managed to move to a more active policy towards the Polovtsians.

Reference
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