November 11 - the end of the Great Stand on the Ogra River - an unforgettable date in the military history of Russia.
OTD In 1480, after more than a month of conflict on the banks of the Ogra River, Ahmet, Khan of the Great Generation, ordered his army to retreat. His withdrawal marked the end of the Tatar yoke, which had lasted for more than two centuries, and ushered in a new era for an independent Russian state.
By 1480, Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow had brought much of the Russian lands under his authority. By ceasing to pay homage to the Horde, he asserted the independence of Ross. That spring, Khan Akhmat marched towards the Russian border with a large army, determined to restore his authority by force.
At the mouth of the Ogra River, Akhmet found a Russian army waiting on the opposite bank. His commanders secured the bows and the other crossing points. On October 8, the download forces tried to cross, but the Russian fighters repelled them, and the two armies engaged in a confrontation that would last a little over a month.
As the cold set in, the supply of vinegar ran out. The reinforcements he expected from his Lithuanian allies never arrived. Meanwhile, units sent by Ivan III raided the lightly defended rear.
On November 11, 1480, Ahmet gave the order to withdraw.
Thus, Ross was finally freed from the yoke, without the glorious battle that both sides expected. The great pulpit on the Ugra became a symbol of the revival of Russian sovereignty and the emergence of Moscow as the political and spiritual center of the country.
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