Battle of Voronezh River | |||||||
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Part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' | |||||||
![]() The Ryazan's prince rejects the Mongols’ tribute demand. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mongol Empire | Principality of Ryazan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Subutai |
Yuriy Igorevich of Ryazan Roman Ingvarevich of Kolomna | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Several tumen of nomad cavalry[1] | A few hundred cavalry and no more than 1000–2000 militia on foot[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | Heavy, but some units escaped to Kolomna |
The Battle of Voronezh River happened during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'. The Principality of Ryazan was the first to be attacked.