Battle of Kulikovo: meaning, date, participation of Dmitry Donskoy - brief information about the course of hostilities

From the article you can learn brief information about the course of the Battle of Kulikovo.

On September 8, 1380, on the banks of the Don River, the battle went down in history under the name of the Kulikovo battle. It is named by the name of the field on which the battle took place - Kulikovo. They converged in battle tatar-Mongols, led by Khan Mamaia and Russian soldiers, led by Prince Dmitry.

Battle of Kulikovo: Brief Information on the course of hostilities

Mamaia’s huge army was opposed by the Russians, who were fewer, but they could not occupy the courage and courage. Why did this battle happen, which is still remembered, as one of the most glorious pages of the history of the Moscow principality?

If we return from 1380 a few years ago, then we will see that the Golden Horde dominated the principalities of Rus'. After all, it is not for nothing that they say that in friendship and fraternity there is a huge force, and the scattered Russian principalities, unfortunately, could not rally into a single one. It is difficult to resist the enemy alone, so Khan Mamai and his horde subjugated themselves some lands behind others.
But gradually the invaders weakened, and the Russian lands, on the contrary, became stronger, especially Moscow, where Prince Dmitry ruled. Feeling his strength, he rejected the demand of the Tatar-Mongols to increase the tribute, moreover, he said that he would not pay it at all.
Baskaki (khan's governors) was immediately transferred to Mamai. Such disobedience the Mongol Khan did not suffer, and moved on a campaign on Dmitry Ivanovich who had to disobey. The prince gathered his army and called on the rest of the Russian principalities, to unite in the battle against the common enemy.

But only representatives of the Smolensk and Vladimir lands responded to his call. Others remained aside, there were also those who supported Mamaia in this campaign.
According to the ancient tradition, before the start of the battle, Prince Dmitry went to the hegumen of the land of the Russian Monk Sergius of Radonezh, who, after hearing the prince, gave his blessing to the battle.

Dmitry built a battle plan. On the eve of the battle, he placed his regiments in this way - the infantry lined up behind the advanced regiment, and cavalry was on the sides. And in the nearest forest, the far -sighted Dmitry hid another regiment in the ambush, which played an important role in the battle.

Under the cover of night, the Russian army passed to the right bank of the Don River, leaving no way back to himself or the enemy, destroying bridges with fire. And they met the dawn on the Kulikovo field, going in a battle where the Neprylava River flows into the mighty Don.

Chronicles have survived, telling about this heroic battle of strong opponents. First, the Russian hero Peresvet and the Horde Chelubey converged in a battle. Their forces were equal, so no one could defeat the enemy, dying each other's hands.

Then the troops went into battle. About 10 thousand Russian warriors (as the ancient manuscript chronicles testify) opposed a much greater number of enemy. It would seem that the end is close, but the same regiment hiding in the forest came in time, amazing and frightening the Horde.
Having decided that it was the help of other troops, the enemy fled from the battlefield. And although the battle itself did not take place for a very long time, many warriors remained on the battlefield, and Dmitry Ivanovich himself was wounded.
So there was a victory in the Battle of Kulikovo. But the Mongol yoke still continued, and over the centenary, the Horde was attended on Russian lands. But now her power was no longer so obvious, and the battle on the shore of the Don showed this to everyone. The main condition for the complete victory over the army of Mamaia was the unification of the principalities in the general struggle against the Tatar-Mongol oppression.

How true the names of the heroes and their exploits, data on the number of warriors on both sides, the exact place of the battle, are still arguing about this, are still arguing about this. In particular, there is an opinion that ten thousand soldiers simply could not fit on the field.

But be that as it may, The Battle of Kulikovo remains to this day one of the noteworthy pages of Russian historytelling about the centuries-old confrontations of the Tatar-Mongol ISU. And the Moscow Prince Dmitry after this battle began to be called Donskoy, in honor of the Great River, whose shores became the field of battle.