The Battle of Vilnius was the first time a foreign power managed to capture a group of cultural, and historic structures on the left bank of what river?
Vilnius Castle Complex The Vilnius Castle Complex (Lithuanian: "Vilniaus pilių kompleksas" or "Vilniaus pilys" ) is a group of cultural, and historic structures on the left bank of the Neris River, near its confluence with the Vilnia River, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The buildings, which evolved between the 10th and 18th centuries, were one of Lithuania's major defensive structures.
Battle of Zhovti Vody Battle of Zhovti Vody (Ukrainian: Жовтi Води , Polish: "Żółte Wody" - literally "yellow waters": April 29 to May 16, 1648) was the first significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. The name of the battle derived from a nearby Zhovta River.