Lovat

The Siege of Velikiye Luki was one of battles of Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory. It took place between 1 and 5 September 1580, and ended in Polish-Lithuanian victory. Forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth captured Russian fortress of Velikiye Luki.On 18 July 1580 King Stefan Batory called a council of his hetman, during which two plans were designed - either to march towards Pskov, or to attack Smolensk.