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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.
Some Teutonic Knights were sent to battle the invaders but were defeated by the Bohemian infantry. The Knights also sustained a defeat in the Polish-Teutonic War (1431–1435). Map of the Teutonic state in 1466. In 1440, the Prussian Confederation was founded by gentry and burghers of the State of the Teutonic Order.
Vytautas also turned his plans from expansion southwards to east (against Moscow) and west (against the Teutonic Knights). It has been suggested that Vytautas learned the staged retreat tactic during the battle and successfully used it himself in the Battle of Grunwald (1410), an important defeat of the Teutonic Knights. [7]
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.
This category includes historical wars in which the Teutonic Knights (1198–1525) ... Battle of Wopławki; G. Golub War; H. ... Swedish conflicts with the Teutonic ...
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.
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]