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The Battle of Orsha, 1514 (between 1524 und 1530). The Battle of Orsha was fought in present day Belarus between the armies of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland on one side, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow on the other and was part of a long-running conflict to secure control of the former lands of Kievan Rus. The outcome was a decisive victory for the smaller Polish and Lithuanian army. Found in the collection of the National Museum, Warsaw.