▁of ▁Zar ais k , ▁during ▁the ▁Time ▁of ▁Tr ou bles , ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 6 0 8 , ▁Colonel ▁Alexander ▁Lis ov sky ▁in ▁service ▁of ▁False ▁D mit ry ▁II , ▁defeated ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Vas ily ▁IV ▁under ▁Z ah ari ya ▁Ly ap un ov ▁and ▁Ivan ▁Kh ov ans ky . ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁ ▁Zar ay sk ▁was ▁occupied ▁without ▁a ▁fight ▁by ▁Lis ov sky ▁det ach ments ▁( 1 , 5 ▁thousand ▁C oss acks : ▁" L ith uan ian ▁people ▁and ▁Russian ▁th ieves "), ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁C oss acks ▁surrender ed ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁sw ore ▁to ▁the ▁P ret ender . ▁ ▁Battle ▁ ▁To ▁suppress ▁the ▁ins urre ction , ▁an ▁army ▁from ▁Ry az an ▁land ▁came ▁out , ▁to ▁which ▁ 2 5 0 ▁el ite ▁Ar z am as ▁war riors ▁joined . ▁The ▁government ▁army ▁care lessly ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁fort ▁( with ▁no ▁gu ards ▁appointed ), ▁and ▁the ▁sudden ▁s ally ▁of ▁Lis ov sky ' s ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁Zar ais k ▁Kre ml in ▁scattered ▁them ▁with ▁little ▁resistance . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁victory ▁at ▁Zar ais k , ▁Lis ov ski y ▁swift ly ▁captured ▁Kol om na , ▁where ▁he ▁captured ▁many ▁heavy ▁guns . ▁His ▁army ▁was ▁strength ened ▁by ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁former ▁Bol ot nik ov ites ▁. ▁However , ▁the ▁det