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Báthory’s series of military victories between 1579 …
Years: 1581 - 1581
Báthory’s series of military victories between 1579 an 1581 over Russia’s Ivan IV (”the Terrible”), one of which is the sack, in 1581, of Velikiye Luki, a city on the Lovat River, is the most spectacular achievement of his reign.
It is likely that the king's eastern policies are inspired by the ultimate goal of liberation of Hungary, which is not necessarily a Polish concern.
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- Ottoman Empire
- Russia, Tsardom of
- Transylvania (Ottoman vassal), Principality of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations)
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Years: 1581 - 1581
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- Ottoman Empire
- Russia, Tsardom of
- Transylvania (Ottoman vassal), Principality of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations)
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