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First Mongol invasion of Poland

The Mongol invasion of Poland from late 1240 to 1241 culminated in the Battle of Legnica, where the Mongols defeated an alliance which included forces from fragmented Poland and their allies, led by Henry II the Pious, the Duke of Silesia and High Duke of Poland. The first invasion's intention was to secure the flank of the main Mongolian army attacking the Kingdom of Hungary.

First Mongol invasion of Poland
First Mongol invasion of Poland · unknown / (of the reproduction) Wroclaw University Library / T. Zoltowska-Huszcza (sorry for ignoring diacritics), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1240 – 1241
Where
Poland
Era
Medieval

Topics

Poland967 CE – today

Before and after

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