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The battle shifted the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe and marked the rise of the Polish–Lithuanian union as the dominant regional political and military force. [9] The battle was one of the largest in medieval Europe. [10] The battle is viewed as one of the most important victories in the histories of Poland and Lithuania.
Second Punic War: 40,000 (including Archimedes) 9,000 Siege of Carthage: 149-146 BC Third Punic War: 450,000 (including 50,000 civilians enslaved) 200,000 Siege of Athens and Piraeus: 87–86 BC Mithridatic Wars (First Mithridatic War) 400,000 (including prisoners) 200,000 [1] Siege of Jerusalem (63 BC) 63 BC Mithridatic Wars (First Mithridatic ...
A Germanic alliance under the leadership of the Ostrogoths and the Gepids breaks Hunnic power in Europe. 455: Battle of Aylesford: Britons and Anglo-Saxons battle in Kent, victory is unclear. Sack of Rome: The Vandals sack Rome during their campaign against Emperor Petronius Maximus, looting the city for 14 days. 456: Battle of Campi Cannini
Hussite Wars begin four years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe at the Council of Constance, dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them. Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434), it was another factor that created violent tension between the Catholics and Protestants before the Protestant Reformation. 1428
This category includes battles fought during the Medieval era (roughly c. 500 to c. 1500). Medieval battles can also be found in Category:500s conflicts and every decade thereafter. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the Middle Ages .
Middle Ages – periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era . It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic , Medieval and Modern .
811 Byzantine-Bulgarian battle of Vărbitsa Pass (Battle of Pliska) 813 Byzantine-Bulgarian battle of Versinikia; 830s Paphlagonian expedition of the Rus' 839–1330 Bulgarian–Serb Wars (medieval) 839–842 Bulgarian–Serb War (839–842) 853 Bulgarian–Serb War (853) 917–924 Bulgarian–Serb wars of 917–924; 854–1000 Croatian ...
Medieval sources on the conduct of medieval naval warfare are less common than those about land-based war. Most medieval chroniclers had no experience of life on the sea and generally were not well informed. Maritime archaeology has helped provide information. [13] Turkish armor during battles of Marica and Kosovo in 1371 and 1389