Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars The Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars (also known as Russo-Lithuanian Wars, or just either Muscovite Wars or Lithuanian Wars) were a series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, allied with the Kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. After several defeats at the hands of Ivan III and Vasily III, the Lithuanians were increasingly reliant on Polish aid, which eventually became an important factor in the creation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Before the first series of wars in the 15th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had already gained control of a lot of Rus' territories, from
Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) commonly the "Russo–Polish War", with the term Russia replacing the term Muscovy. In Polish historiography, the wars are usually referred to as the "Dimitriads": the "First Dymitriad" (1605–1606) and "Second Dymitriad" (1607–1609) and the "Polish–Muscovite War" (1609–1618), which can subsequently be divided into two wars of 1609–1611 and 1617–1618, and may or may not include the 1617–1618 campaign, which is sometimes referred to as "Chodkiewicz [Muscovite] Campaign". According to Russian historiography, the chaotic events of the war fall into the "Time of Troubles". The conflict with Poles is commonly called the "Polish Invasion", "Polish Intervention", or more specifically the "Polish