Medieval era · 1410

Battle of Grunwald

The Battle of Grunwald, also known as the (First) Battle of Tannenberg or the Battle of Žalgiris, was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), and Grand Duke Vytautas, decisively defeated the Teutonic Order, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen.

Battle of Grunwald
Battle of Grunwald · Jan Matejko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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1410
Where
Grunwald
Era
Medieval

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