Conflict: Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic Civil War
Combatants: Poles and Lithuanians vs. Teutonic Knights
Location: Germany
Outcome: Polish-Lithuanian victory
On this day in 1410, King Ladislas II Jagiello's army of Poles and Lithuanians bolstered with Russian and Tartar mercenary support inflicted a devastating defeat on the Teutonic Knights. Thousands of soldiers were captured and the prestige of the Teutonic Order never recovered. While the Knights were allowed to retain most of their lands in the aftermath, the victorious army wreaked havoc on their Prussian holdings following the battle.
Points of Interest:
John Ziska, who would later be a leader in the Hussite rebellion, commanded a number of Bohemian mercenaries in this battle.
In 1435, the Teutonic Knights lent support to a rebellion against Ladislas but it was quickly put down.
The Battle of Grunwald is also known as the Battle of Tannenberg.
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Sources:
Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).
Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.
Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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