Battle of Shelon

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Shelon was a decisive 1471 conflict in which the Grand Duchy of Moscow defeated the Novgorod Republic, paving the way for Muscovite dominance and the eventual annexation of Novgorod.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Shelon canonical	1
Battle on the Shelon River	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Shelon ⓘ surface form: Battle on the Shelon River
associatedWith	centralization of power in Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ reign of Ivan III ⓘ
belligerent	Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ Novgorod Republic ⓘ
cause	Moscow’s effort to assert dominance over Novgorod ⓘ Novgorod’s attempt to ally with Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
combatant	Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ Novgorod Republic ⓘ
commander	Daniil Kholmsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Dmitry Boretsky ⓘ Ivan III of Russia ⓘ surface form: Ivan III of Moscow Prince Fedor Davidovich of Mozhaysk ⓘ
conflictOf	Muscovite–Novgorodian War ⓘ
consequence	contributed to eventual annexation of Novgorod by Moscow ⓘ led to increased influence of Ivan III in northwestern Rus ⓘ paved the way for Muscovite dominance over Novgorod ⓘ weakened political independence of Novgorod Republic ⓘ
countryAtTime	Novgorod Republic ⓘ
date	1471-07-14 ⓘ
era	15th century ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Korostyn ⓘ annexation of Novgorod (1478) ⓘ
hasApproximateCasualties	heavy Novgorodian losses ⓘ light Muscovite losses ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion	Rus' ⓘ
location	Novgorod Republic ⓘ Shelon River NERFINISHED ⓘ near Soltsy ⓘ
notableFeature	disparity between Novgorodian numbers and Muscovite discipline ⓘ use of organized Muscovite cavalry ⓘ
opponent	pro-Lithuanian faction in Novgorod ⓘ
opponentCommander	Dmitry Boretsky ⓘ
outcome	Moscow imposed harsh peace terms on Novgorod ⓘ Novgorod forced to recognize Moscow’s supremacy ⓘ
partOf	Muscovite–Novgorodian War ⓘ rise of Moscow as dominant Rus principality ⓘ unification of Russian lands under Moscow ⓘ
precededBy	Muscovite–Novgorodian tensions over Lithuanian alliance ⓘ
result	Muscovite victory ⓘ decisive victory for Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
significance	key step in ending Novgorod’s republican system ⓘ turning point in Muscovite–Novgorodian relations ⓘ
year	1471 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muscovy → keyBattle → Battle of Shelon ⓘ

Battle of Shelon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Shelon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle on the Shelon River