SWEDISH-MUSCOVITE ARMY

DMITRY SHUISKY

The younger brother of Vasily IV of Russia was put in charge of the army despite having a poor track record in command when the pair were defeated by the previous tsar in 1606. He continued to lose and at Klushino he was asleep when the battle started and ultimately captured by the Poles.

JACOB DE LA GARDIE

A count, statesman and soldier of the Swedish Empire, De la Gardie had joined up with Shuisky in order to bring an end to the Siege of Smolensk, only to be defeated at Klushino and see many of his men defect to the Polish cause. Despite this he enjoyed a successful political career in later life.

GRIGORY VALUYEV

Believed to be the man who shot and killed False Dmitry I, the tsar who preceded Vasily IV, Valuyev was a favourite of the new ruler’s court for understandable reasons. After defeat at Klushino, however, Valuyev swore allegiance to new tsar and future king of Poland Władysław IV Vasa.