Uprising of Bolotnikov False Dmitry II: Polish–Russian War: The battle of the Bear's Ford took place in June 1608, when a government army of Boyar Ivan Kurakin defeated Lithuanian Colonel Alexander Lisowsky, in service of False Dmitry II.

[1] In March 1608, Lisowski separated from False Dmitry, defeated government troops at Zaraisk and captured Kolomna.

With captured cannon and prisoners, Lisowski moved to join the main forces of False Dmitry in Tushino.

While crossing the Moskva River between Kolomna and Moscow, burdened with captives and a wagon train, Lisowczycy was suddenly attacked by an elite cavalry regiment loyal to Tsar Vasily IV.

False Dmitry II lost important siege equipment and could not attack fortified Moscow, but continued blockade instead.