Battle of Trembovl (1154)

The Battle of Terebovlev on the Seret River is the decisive clash between Izyaslav Mstislavich of Kiev and the Galician princes who supported Yuri Dolgoruky in his struggle for Kiev. It happened on Tuesday Fyodorovoy week, at the end of March 6661 Kiev and Laurentian chronicles.

Background
The Hungarians helped Izyaslav Mstislavich finally occupy Kiev in 1151 and defeated Vladimir Galitsky on the San river near Peremyshl in 1152. Vladimir concluded a separate peace treaty with the Hungarians in order to avoid Izyaslav's campaign against his lands, and promised to return the previously captured Volyn towns ( Buzhsk, Shumsk , Tikhoml , etc.), but did not do so.

Then Izyaslav was distracted by a campaign to help his ally, Izyaslav Davydovich of Chernihiv, against Yuri, and then Siege of Olgovich's siege in Novgorod-Seversky. Izyaslav forced Sviatoslav to abandon the continuation of hostilities, while recognizing his rights to Novgorod-Seversky (which he did not do at the first stage of the war, in the late 1140s). Thus, Izyaslav consistently turned off two of his three main opponents from the fight and was able to concentrate on the fight against Vladimir Galitsky.

Ambassador Izyaslav Mstislavich was expelled from Galich, but Vladimir died, and his successor Yaroslav recognized himself as the son of Izyaslav. However, this was also only a declaration, in fact the Galician prince did not make concessions.

The battle
Having gathered troops in Vladimir-Volynsky, Izyaslav moved to Terebovly and met with the advanced units of the Galicians along the river Seret. Mstislav Izyaslavich and Vladimir Andreevich with black hoods were sent to fight with the Galicians about the river, creating the appearance of attempts to cross. At the same time, Izyaslav with the main forces, using the strongest fog ( the end of the spear was not visible ), crossed the river in another place and approached Terebovlya. The main forces of the Galicians did not have time to move to the river and block it. Prince Yaroslav Osmomysl was sent by boyars to Terebovl, there it was planned to retreat in case of unsuccessful developments on the battlefield.

The battle was fierce and with varying success. Izyaslav fled the opposing Galician regiments, and his brothers fled from other Galician regiments, which gives reason to talk about the dismembered front along the battle front of both sides. Towards evening the Galicians began to retreat behind the fortress walls, and Izyaslav picked up previously captured enemy banners. Many Galicians took this as a signal of collection, rushed to them and were captured by Izyaslav. The loss of Galicians by prisoners exceeded the part of the Kiev squad that survived in battle. This fact, together with the danger of a night out of the city, pushed Izyaslav to destroy the prisoners, except for the boyars.

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Aftermaths
Victory at Terebovlev Izyaslav completed a series of victories over his opponents. Moved in the same year to the south, Yuri only came to Kozelsk, where he turned back because of the horse death.