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This category includes historical battles in which the Teutonic Knights (12th century–1525) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. For convenience, all Sieges involving the Teutonic Order should be included in this category.
The Battle of Grunwald [a] 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 German Teutonic Order, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen.
The defeat of the Teutonic Knights was resounding. About 8,000 Teuton soldiers were killed [29] and an additional 14,000 were taken captive. [30] Most of the brothers of the Order were killed, including most of the Teutonic leadership. The highest-ranking Teutonic official to escape the battle was Werner von Tettinger, Komtur of Elbing . [30]
1230 — Seven Teutonic knights and their nearly 750 followers arrive at the mouth of the Vistula in the south of Chełmno Land under the command of Prussian Hermann Balk. 1236 — Battle of Saule on September 22, with a crushing defeat for the Livonian Brothers of the Sword
The Battle for Kneiphof [1] (German: Belagerung des Kneiphofs) [2] was the culmination of the struggle for control over the port district of Kaliningrad, Kneiphof, lasting from April 13 to July 14, 1455, during the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), ending with a decisive victory for the Teutonic Order.
In 1237 the Teutonic Knights assimilated the Sword-Brothers or Livonian Order, a military order active in Livonia, after they were nearly wiped out by Lithuanians in the Battle of Saule. With the support of Henry III, Margrave of Meissen , in 1236, the crusaders advanced north along both banks of the Vistula and forced the submission of most ...
The Battle of Krücken was a medieval battle fought in 1249 during the Prussian Crusades between the Teutonic Order and Prussians, one of the Baltic tribes.In terms of knights killed, it was the fourth largest defeat of the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century.
The most notable conflict within this series of wars is the Battle of Grunwald (1410), where a coalition of Polish and Lithuanian forces decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights. This victory had significant implications for the balance of power in the region and marked the decline of the Teutonic Order's influence.
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