Post; The Battle of Kalka River

tomtom22 · April 22nd, 2006

Taking place in the Southern Ukraine near the mouth of the Dniepr River the battle of Kalka River was part of the Mongol invasion of Russia between 1221-1224. The Mongol Commander smashed the Army of Prince Mstislav of Kiev despite the Russians outnumbering the Mongols 2 to 1, and having 80,000 troops compared with an estimated 40,000 Mongols.

What was the mongol commander's name.

April 22nd, 2006
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Post; The Battle of Kalka River Taking place in the Southern Ukraine near the mouth of the Dniepr River the battle of Kalka River was part of the Mongol invasion of Russia between 1221-1224. The Mongol Commander smashed the Army of Prince Mstislav of Kiev despite the Russians outnumbering the Mongols 2 to 1, and having 80,000 troops compared with an estimated 40,000 Mongols. What was the mongol commander's name. __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations