Battle of the Khorol River (1184)

The battle on the river Horole is a battle on March 1, 1184 between the troops of the Russian principalities and the Polovtsians, won by the Russian princes. There was a board in Kiev Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich.

Contents 1	Dating 2	Prehistory 3	Trekking 4	References 5	References Dating The Kiev Chronicle dates the battle to 6692 and places it after the Battle of Orel (6691). However, according to the comparative analysis undertaken by Berezhkov NG [1], the February campaign of Konchak to Russia, placed in the Kiev chronicle in the article under 6691, before the announcement of the Battle of Orel (July 30), and the defeat of Konchak on Khorol on March 1, are one event dating back to 1184 and preceded the Battle of Orel, also dating back to 1184.

Prehistory In 1183 Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich together with his ally and co-regent on the Kiev land Rurik Rostislavich came to the city of Olzhychi, where they connected with the Chernigov army of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and agreed with his proposal to postpone a large-scale campaign against the Polovtsi for the summer.

Svyatoslav sent Kiev regiments to the steppe with his sons Oleg and Vsevolod, as well as Igor Svyatoslavich Novgorod-Seversky , whom he appointed instead of himself , thereby entrusting him with the leadership of the campaign. Rurik Rostislavich sent Vladimir Glebovich Pereyaslavsky, who, although dependent on his uncle, the Grand Duke Vladimir Vsevolod the Big Nest , submitted to Ryurik as the eldest in the family of Monomakhovich. Vladimir turned to Igor for permission to move ahead of the main army (presumably [2]the advanced detachments were given a large booty), and after receiving the refusal, he unfurled his regiments and plundered the principality of Igor. Igor, having sent the Kiev regiment home led by Oleg Svyatoslavich, himself, along with his brother Vsevolod, Vsevolod Svyatoslavich and two other princes, known only by their names (Andrei and Roman), continued the campaign, plundered the Polovtsian nomad camps, but the further advance of the army was prevented by the spring flooding of rivers.

Trekking On February 23, 1184 Konchak, who had " Greek fire " and powerful self-fire , invaded Rus, in the vicinity of the city of Dmitrov. The troops of the Kiev princedom headed by Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich, his co-ruler Rurik Rostislavich, and also Mstislav Romanovich , and the Pereyaslavl princedom headed by Vladimir Glebovich moved to meet him. Yaroslav Vsevolodovich Chernigov began negotiations with Konchak, sending his boyar Olstin Oleksich to him. Igor Svyatoslavich aspired to participate in the campaign, but his principality was at a distance fromThe Dnieper, where the main events took place. In particular, the messenger from Kiev galloped to Igor just 3 days before the Kiev troops marched on the campaign.

In the campaign, Russian troops were assisted by foreign merchants who had information about the whereabouts of the Polovtsian army. Russian troops possessed the initiative all the time of battle, the role of the Polovtsians is depicted by the chronicle as passive. Despite the fact that Konchak planned an invasion of Russia, it is not known whether his plans included a direct clash with a major Russian army after Kobyak was defeated at Oreli. As a result of the battle the Polovtsian army was defeated, bearing heavy losses killed and captured. The Muslim mercenary Konchak, who directed the service of the gun with "Greek fire", was among the prisoners. Konchak himself was able to escape.

After the victory in Khorol, Svyatoslav sent a detachment led by boyar Roman Nezdilovich, as well as black hoods, to a campaign on the Polovtsian nomad camp.