Talk:Battle of the Kalka River

message: I was under the impression that first the various Rus princes crossed the river and attacked the Mongol forces before their retreat led to the Kyivan force being attacked and surrounded by Mongols..Goliath74 16:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Order of events

message: Different numbers are given in regard to the size of the Russian army. Historian Leo de Hartog gives the size of the Russian army as 30,000 while Richard Gabriel claims that the size of the Russian army was 80,000.[21] de Hartog also estimates the size of the Mongol army was 20,000 while Gabriel estimates that it was around 23,000 men.[20]
Its nonsence! No sources give the number of men for both sides. Look into Rus or Mongol chronicles. The numbers in the article is just a fantasy of those researchers. "Academic fantasy"...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 133.41.84.146 (talk) 05:33, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I currently have the 'Secery History of the Mongols' which is the Mongol chronincle, so I'll see if I find anything there. Kyriakos (talk) 09:43, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The numbers of both armies in the articles are drawn from several credible sources and are well sourced. Kyriakos (talk) 09:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "credible" sources? Such "credability" in case of armies' finds no support in primary sources. Its just a "credible" fabrication.--202.71.90.139 (talk) 07:29, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

text: I also agree that numbers in the article are somewhat dubious. russian army supposedly has 30,000-80,000 men, and loses 50,000. What if it had 30,000? How could it lose 50,000 then? Also, sources for casualties and strengths are completely different, which creates the confusion. Shouldn't we also use russian sources for russian casualties and strengths and mongol sources for mongol casualties and strengths? As of now, the article uses, as was said earlier, "credible fabrications".--99.231.48.138 (talk) 12:46, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Numbers 

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Good Job! You may want to get a template for multiple Wikiprojects, and bring them all up to B-class. ṜέđṃάяķvюĨїήīṣŢ  Drop me a line§ 03:30, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, theme of the article is the Battle of the Kalka River. Most GA+ class articles have a background and prelude section explaining the origins of the campaign and what took place before the battle. As for the numbers, I have replied above. Kyriakos (talk) 09:19, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The depicion of campaign is bigger than depiction of battle. Ussualy it should be vice versa :)--202.71.90.139 (talk) 07:32, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: GA Review

message: Dear User:Mcpaul1998 Which are for you the reliable sources? From which sources you would take your information? The Battle of Kalka River has come a later Great Russian legend, nothing else. There was an battle, Subutai and Jebe had in their command both 10.000 well trained hard Mongol warriors and some 5.000 Caucasian tribesmen. This from organization of Mongol Army. The number of Russians must be equal or little more but not in any case 80.000 men. In reality in Russia in 1223 it would have been impossible to move an army of this side. Simply, they could not have any food to fed such an army. Secondly, the Mongols rided, the Maloroshjis (Ukrainians = Frontierlanderers) not. Only the Maloroshj (Ukrainian =Frontierlanderer) Princes had horses, ordinary men moved with their feets. Maximum day march 50 km. What is the distance between Kieva and Hersonossos? The Army marches with its stomach. An Prussian thruth which is the fact. The Maloroshjis (Ukrainians) lost the battle and the Mongols were the winners due poor Russian tactics. This is only available written source of this battle. The aftermath is interesting. "The Mongols crossed the Volga on the place near Volgograd". For sure the great river over that part was then named Itil. Volgograd did not exist. Subutai and Jebe crossed the Tanais, not Don. They advanced the west bank of Itil with the aim to cross it near its bend below Itil Bolgaria where Iltäbär Habdulla Tshelbir and his Mordvin allies Inäzors Puresh and Purgas had collected an army of 3x10.000 men. It was not ambush there, but a real bloody men to men fight where Subutai and Jebe were defeated. This is known to be (depending of the sources you use): The Battle of later called Samara Bend (Russian), The Battle of Itil (Itil Bolgharian / Polkhar or Volkhar), and the Battle of Rav / Rava (Mardas = Burtta / Moksha / Erzä) in describtions. The only defeat for Mongols in Russia. 
What over the next 14 years? If such a dangerous enemy was appearing into neigbourghood it would usually rise the alarm bells ringing over whole Oruss / Uruss / Krievija / Vennäinmaa plain to meet this enemy, and try to destroy its armed forces or negotiate satisfactory peace treay with it. Only one who did so and managed to stop the Mongols at this point was Iltäbär Habdulla Tshelbir who had brains to ask help from his Mordvin and Mari allies and with this joint army was able to defeat the Mongols for next 13 years. They had to collect an army of 100.000 men, this time led by Batu Khan himself, to do the next main attack. And this time they succeeded. But what about the East Slavic Principalities? They continued to be fast in each others throats and expand their pricipalities as much as possible. When compiling the list of principal annual events as recorded in Oruss /Uruss land for 1223 to 1237 one found suprising matters to happen. The Navaharodians (Novgorodians) formed from Krivitshi, Severjani, Meri, Vatja, Vepsä and Karelians, were much more interested to attack Vatjaland? and to have an outlet to Gulf of Finland and expand their commercial interests toward Artic Sea (through Karelia?) than take part to united East Slavonic front against the Mongolians and their allies. And The Suzdal - Vladimir "Velikoje Knäjz" fighting against the Erzä Inäzor Purgaz and just watching his competing cousins from Kieva to be smashed until he - too late - released that it was his Knjäzdom to be the next in turn after Polkhar / Volkhar Bolgharia and Finno Ugrian Burttas, Mokshas, Metseräs in Ozuga, Räsan and Muromi. Finally the bells were ringing to Kieva in December 1240. Finish the old Kieva.     
Cheers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.115.115.10 (talk) 19:58, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: Hector Hugh Munro, who appears to be used 3 times, is clearly not a historian and should not be used. --Kansas Bear (talk) 17:04, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I know which author I removed. Munro is still currently used in the article and neither is a historian. --Kansas Bear (talk) 18:43, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources need to be checked