# Battle of Warsaw (1920)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1920-battle-of-warsaw
Categories: battle

In the Polish-Soviet War, the Red Army under Mikhail Tukhachevsky advanced to Warsaw but was defeated by Józef Piłsudski's counter-offensive in August 1920. The Peace of Riga (March 1921) fixed the border. Poles call the battle the 'Miracle on the Vistula'. The defeat ended hopes of spreading revolution westward by force.

## Why it matters
The defeat ended hopes of spreading revolution westward by force.

Ruler at the time: [Vladimir Lenin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/vladimir-lenin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Battle of Warsaw (1920)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_(1920))
- [Wikipedia — Polish–Soviet War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Soviet_War)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Battle of Warsaw](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Battle+of+Warsaw)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)